TEST 1 2015

1. The planning authorities gave the school the______________ for an extension. (GO)
2. I want to make sure all my dependants will be financially secure if I’m ___________________in
any way. (CAPACITY)
3. He is a bad manager in that factory and everyone is in an attempt to ______________ him. (FAME)
4. The referee who will be _____________________at this year's F.A. Club final is one of my relatives,
you know. (OFFICIAL)
5. I was surprised by his__________________ to break the law. (PREPARE) '
6. It thrives in a vacuum of consumer information that might give everybody
a(n)____________reason to go somewhere else. (REFUTE)
7. She stood there completely_______________ ____so I had no idea at all what she was thinking.
(EXPRESSION)
8. Throughout the 1790s, he worked hard to secure the interest of wealthy patrons. Such
________________enabled him to concentrate on becoming a successful composer. (PATRON)
9. Children who grow up in time of war are more likely to be________ than others. (ADJUST)
10. The years in isolation and adversity have deepened his _________ ______. (KNOW)

TEST 2
1. For one who has spent his life in town, a trip into the mountains could prove an ______
experience. FORGET
2. He had been_______ delayed at the office and was now in a hurry to keep his appointment with
the dentist. EXPECT
3. He’s completely ________his opponent and knocked him out in the seventh round. BOX
4. Children who grow up in the time of war are more likely to be. than other children. ADJUST
5. The museum was built in the middle of the last century in the _____ style popular at that time.
CLASS
6. It is no use asking him about political system or the parties. He doesn’t know or care. He’s
completely_____
POLITICS
7. It’s quite normal to complain if you think something is wrong, but I do feel that you are
sometimes______ . CRITICISM
8. Susan found the responsibility of taking care of her younger brother so ____ _ that she tried to
avoid it. BURDEN
9. Let us get this clear: it is not Paul himself that I find_____ but it is his idea that I cannot accept.
OBJECT
10. Martha has a ______attitude towards issues and thinks that things can be either black or white.
SIMPLE
1. unforgettable 6. apolitical
2. unexpectedly 7. hypercritical
3. out boxed 8. burdensome
4. maladjusted 9. objectionable
5. neoclassical 10. simplistic
TEST 3
1. Gold is _________more precious than iron. In fact, there is no really comparison. (COMPARE)
2. Until the situation has settled down, it is _________ to travel to the area hardly hit by ebola
epidemic. (ADVISE)
3. If looks could kill, I’d be dead because she just gave me a ______________glare (MURDER)
4. Every Christmas, they donate some food and clothes to the _ _ _ _ _ _ _ (NEED)
5. He lost his temper and used disgusting __________language. (REPEAT)
6. Politeness is one thing. Real kindness is another. You must learn to ______ between the two.
(DIFFERENT)
7. This machinery has been coated with a certain chemical to make it _________ . (RUST)
8. “This minor mistake is _______ . Be more careful the next time,” said the teacher. (PARDON)
9. Film directors usually ask actors to _______ the scene in their mind, (VISUAL)
10. The ship was __________ off the coast of Sunmatera. (SHIP)
21. incomparably 22. inadvisable 23. murderous 24. needy 25. unrepeatable 26. differentiate 27.
rustproof 28. pardonable 29. visualize 30. shipwrecked
TEST 4
1. Travelling in big cities is becoming more ......................................................... everyday. (TROUBLE)
2. The situation is s o ....................................................................in some cities now that it is difficult
to see any solution. (CHAOS)
3 It's...........................................................for them to pretend that they were shocked at the news
(HYPOCRITE)
4. Profits grew last year by a ...................................................... .. 5.7%. (HEAD)
5. You can say that she is a .......................................................because she works very hard and finds
it difficult t,0 stop working and do other things. (WORK)
6. She speaks her lines very...................................................(WOOD)
7. It is really quite.........................................................that we should have been at the same college
without having met before. (ORDINARY)
8. Supporters w ere.........................................................removed from the court. (FORCE)
9. The outcome of the vote is a ..............,.....................................discussion (GO)
10. Somehow he always manages to ......................................his opponents. (WIT)
1. Troublesome 5. Workaholic 9. Foregone 2. Chaotic 6. Woodenly 10. Outwit 3. Hypocrisy 7.
Extraordinary 4. Heady 8. Forcibly
TEST 5
1. He has known Tom for a long time and valued his___________. (FRIEND)
2. After all he has done for us, it would be very________ of us if we didn’t do this for him now. (HELP)
3. The storm caused terrible _________along the coast. (DESTROY)
4 . __________is one of the qualities required of a social worker. (FLEXIBLE)
5. The new leisure centre doesn’t quite come up to my_________(EXPECT)
6. The floor of the attic needs_________ if we’re going to make it into a bedroom. (STRONG)
7. Is it possible to ___________between a hobby aníỊ an interest? (DISTINCT)
8. This used to be a rural area but it has become ______. (INDUSTRY)
9. I’m surprised at what you’ve done. I hope my confidence in you has not been . (PLACE)
10. This jewel is not simply valuable. It is_____. (VALUE)
1. friendship 2. unhelpful . 6. strengthening 7. Distinguish 3.destruction 4. flexibility 5.
expectations 8. industrialized 9. misplaced 10. invaluable
 TEST 6
1. How dare they_____________ blame without knowing all the facts first? (PORTION)
2. You might find it hard to answer all the questions in the__________time. (LOT)
3. I know it’s a bit annoying but there’s no need to__________to such an extent. (ACT)
4. It's___________even trying. We'll never get to the hospital in time. (FRUIT)
5. As I told Rose how 1 felt she was completely___________, so ] had no idea at all what she was
thinking. (RESPOND)
6. Maybe I am an________ but what’s wrong with wanting every human being to have access to
clean drinking water? (IDEAL)
7. Being director of the National Gallery is a n___________ responsibility but thankfully I have a
number of highly experienced experts to help me. (AWE)
8. Don’t throw away consumer packaging. Most of it’s ___________ if you use a little creativity.
(USE)
9. Marvin used to be quite wild, but he’s ____calm these days. (RELATE)
10. Theo and his brother arc always together. They’re completely (SEPARATE)
1. apportion 2. alotted 6. idealist 7. Awesome 3. overreact 4. fruitless 8. reusable 9. relatively
5. unresponsive 10. inseparable
TEST 7
1. A _______ agreement between the UK, France and Ireland allows horses to travel between the
three countries without health certificates. (PART)
2 People can decide how to care for their children, ___________by interference from the state.
(CUMBERSOME)
3. We were amazed by her wonderful skill in the__________ of crying infants. (PEACE)
4. Like many of his generation, he was fascinated by the Internet. (TECHNOLOGY)
5. A strike is unlikely, but some forms of ___________are being considered. (OPERATE)
6. The last recession__________ the economy. (VITAL)
7. The results had been ___by five independent scientists in the same field, (REVIEW)
8. Similar changes are happening__________ . (INDUSTRY)
9. Some experiences in early life have_____ _ effects. (ERADICATE)
10. Several dead birds had been washed___________. (SHORE)
I. tripartite 2. unencumbered 3. pacification 4. technophiles 5. non-cooperation 6. devitalized 7.
peer-reviewed 8. industry-wide 9. ineradicable ' 10. ashore
TEST 8
1. Even if you are Rood at a game, you shouldn't be _______. CONFIDENCE
2. Tests are often carried out to detect genetic before birth. NORMAL
3. Various____ _ by police officers were brought to light by the enquiry. PRATICE
4. As a result of her ___ ______ Ethel has strong sense of the difference between right and wrong.
BRING
5. In one shop, 1 a wonderful collodion of 1 920s toys. EARTH
6. The tsunami has caused damage to the Japanese. CALCULATE
7. There are people whose begins from the moment of their death. MORTAL
8. The planet Mars is, at present, INHABIT
9. They never dare to leave their only child for even a moment. ATTEND
10. He is a bad manager in that factory and everyone is in an attempt to him .FAME
1. overconfident 5. unearthed 9. Unattended 2. abnormalities 6. incalculable 10. Defame 3.
malpractices 7. Immortality 4. upbringing 8. uninhabiatble
TEST 9
1 Do you think these children arc (NOURISH)...................? They look very thin.
2. Don’t be so (DRAMATIC)................................
3. Now I can still feel the (GLOW)................................................of our victory.
4. We bought legal protection as an (ADD)...........to our home insurance policy.
5. Attempts to communicate in a foreign language can easily (FIRE).....................
6. tie cast his eyes (HEAVEN)........................as if imploring God for help or pity.
7. Going to the unemployment office to wait there for hours is (DESTROY)......................experience.
8. Liskeard and Callington are basically (DISTANT)..............................from here, so it’ll take about the
same time to get to either of them.
9. The workers who were (SIZE).............................during the recession badly need . help from the
government.
10. I was (TIMID)..............................by Jane’s loud and aggressive voice and so, chose to remain silent
throughout the discussion.
1 undernourished 2. melodramatic 3. afterglow 4. add-on 5. misfire 6. heavenwards 7. soul-
destroying 8. equidistant 9. downsize 10. intimidated.
TEST 10
1. The stock market crash of 1929 left my great-grandfather _______(PENNY).
2. Every time I think I've beaten you, you_______(DO) me!
3. He will________ (CORK) the wine as soon as we arc ready for dinner.
4. She thinks that with a little _____ (FLATTER). She can persuade her husband to change his mind
5. Man really wants to live forever, so he believes in________ (MORTAL).
6. _ _ _ _ (NUTRITIOUS) is one of the most serious problems to the .developments of the children that
arc taken into consideration.
7. We arc determined to get rid of poverty ạnd not to suffer _ (BACKWARD).
8. He is a(n)________( POLITIC) man because he is not interested in politics.
9. The expert system can do all the mundane operations and still_______ _ (FACE) with the users in the
friendliest manner.
10. The ministry of education and training decided to organize a(n)________ (COLLEGE) football
championship to create a common playground for all student.
1. penniless 6. Malnutrition 2. outdo 3. unpork 4. flattery 5. Immortality 7. backwardness 8.
apolitical 9. interface 10. intercollegiate
TEST 11
1. helene won the discus event at the Olympic Games but was later ...........................................when a
medical check proved that he had been taking drugs. (QUALIFY)
2. Those children look miserable because they’re............................................. (PARENT)
3. English is a ...........................................easy language for Swedes to learn. (COMPARE)
4. Now, don’t tell anyone else what I've just told you. Remember, it's ................. (CONFIDE)
5. The recent hurricane caused ..............................,.............damage. (WIDE)
6. Industrial robots work with far greater..........................................than most men. (PRECISE)
7. A fan is an ardent devotee, an ....................... ................... ( ENTHUSIASTIC)
8. The...........................................need our help. (ADVANTAGE)
9. Although the splitting of the atom was one of the greatest scientific ...........................................of
this century, there are many people who wish it had never happened. (BREAK)
10. She is........................................ about music. (PASSION)
1. disqualified 2. parentless 3. Comparatively 5. widespread 6. precision 7. Enthusiast 9.
breakthroughs 10. Passionate 4. confidential 8. disadvantaged
TEST 12
1/. That little charming girl you met yesterday comes from a very_______ family. (ART)
2/. He used to be an_______ engineer before he came to work for this company. (ELECTRICITY)
3/. The doctor will be______________ unless you call and make an appointment in advance.
(AVAILABILITY)
4/. Those are the company’s strictly ___ _ documents, so you mustn't let them leak out. (CONFIDENCE)
5/. Since it was first_______ produced at large scales, this traditional handicraft has attracted attention
worldwide. (COMMERCE)
ó/. Those street children performed______ _ well at the fund-raising dinner party. (SURPRISE)
7/. There are still_______ about how they erected those huge stone on top of that hill. (CERTAIN)
8/. He_______ dropped himself on the grass after shouting loudly again for help. There seemed to be
nobody around. (HOPE)
9/. That guy is absolutely_______ as you never know what he is going to do or say. (PREDICT)
10/. That athlete was_______ as soon as people found that he had used drug. (QUALIFICATION)
1. artistic 2. electrical 3.unavailable 4. confidential 5. commercially 6. surprisingly 7. uncertainties 8.
hopelessly 9. unpredictable 10. disqualified
TEST 13
1. The ___________ company sent millions of dollars marketing their new wonder drug. (PHARMACY)
2. Although the drug is very effective, it does have some unpleasant________ (EFFECT)
3. This margarine is full of food ______ - just look the label! (ADD)
4. Patients with diseases that are highly_________ are isolated in a special f area. (CONTAGION)
5. The government has___________ plans for new energy legislation. (VEIL)
6. Early man made use of the medical properties of insects and reptiles to treat common__________ .
(AIL)
7. Scientists are convinced that, because crocodiles have such a long ;they must
have a natural ability to combat infection. (LIFE)
8. My friends started going out late to nightclubs so I decided to __________ . myself from the group'.
(SOCIAL)
9. University professors both teach and _ research. (TAKE)
10. These material are highly___________. (FLAME)
1. pharmaceutical 2. sidc-effects/after-effects 3. additives 4. contagious 5. unveiled 6. ailments 7.
lifespan 8. dissociate 9. undertake 10. in/non-flammable
TEST 14
1. The audience was ___ small because of the heavy rain. (DISAPPOINT)
2. The thing I hate about John is his_____________ (RELIABLE)
3. He is very_________ _______________ in everything he does. (SYSTEM)
4. Fruit ____ __ ______________ ____as it ripens. (SWEET)
5. My brother lives in a ___________________________ area. (RESIDE)
6. She is extremely_______ _____ ______________about art. (KNOWLEDGE)
7. They were brought up to behave in a __________________way in public. (CIVILIZATION)
8. His plan is............................good, but it won't work in practice. (THEORY)
9. He is..............................for his charitable activities than for his business in the steel industry. '
(KNOW)
10. It may be__________ to force them into making a decision, and if you upset them they are quite
likely to overact (PRODUCE)
1. disappointingly 2. unreliability 3. Systematic 5. residential 6. knowledgeable 7. Civilized 9. better-
known. 10. counter-productive 4. sweetens 8. theoretically
TEST 15
1. A list of___ events for the autumn is being prepared. COME
2. After 23 years of teaching, I had simply had enough of a job which is becoming increasingly _
PROBLEM
3 . ___of your new energy-efficient domestic gas boiler is free of charge, and will be performed within
5 days of payment. - INSTALL
4. Press___ continues over whether the Prime Minister is on the point of calling a General Election.
SPECULATE
5. They struggled for a society based on democracy, peace and social___. JUSTIFY 6. Several banks are
providing for the housing programme. FINANCIAL
7. The___ development of computers and the availability of the Internet will dramatically change the
face of the most popular home entertainment- television. STOP
8. Last week a housewife was__ by her washing machine. ELECTRICITY
9. Don’t be so critical of the boy. I myself didn't find his behaviour _ .. OBJECT
10. It’s a quiet fishing village with a habour. PICTURE
1. forthcoming 5. justice 9. objectionable 9. Streamline 2. problematic 3. installation 6. finances 7.
unstoppable 10. Picturesque 4. speculation 8. Electrocuted
TEST 16
1. The idea that the sun 'rises' is a popular...... (CONCEIVE)
2. Local people assembled to welcome back their..........army (TRIUMPH)
3. Hundreds of unemployed ... could be pushed back towards crime by the closure of job training
programs. (PRISON)
4. It is not harmful to take that drug because it is .........(ADDICT)
5. Girls tend to do better academically in single-sex schools than in .........ones. (EDUCATE)
6. Having made that morally terrible mistake, they are now.......(CONSCIENCE)
7. Do you really think you have enough .....to be in the school’s soccer team? (ATHLETE)
8. Children from a (n) .........background are statistically more likely to become involved in crime.
(PRIVILEGE)
9. It is very difficult to find Mrs.Burton’s shop, for it w as........from all others in the street.
(DISTINGUISH)
10. We could.... the soil if we overuse it. (POOR)
1. misconception 4. Non-addictive 7. Athleticism 10. impoverish 2. Triumphant 5.co-educational 8.
Underprivileged 3. Ex-prisoners 6. coscience-stricken 9'. indistinguishable
TEST 17
1. I was late because I ....................... how much time I’ll need, (ESTIMATE)
2. Do you think these children are .........They look very pale and thin. (NOURISH)
3. The government is accused of .....................power, (CENTRAL)
4. The.......................of land in an industrial society is not as important as it was when people lived in
villages. (OWN)
5. The .................. of the trains and the buses causes frustration and annoyance. (FREQUENT)
6. He was accused of .........the financial accounts, (FALSE)
7 The pipes in the house started rusting,.....................: .. the water, (COLOR)
8. Children who grow up in time of war are more likely to be .................than others, (ADJUST)
9. It was her...........................charm that won her crown, (RESIST)
10. Psychologists say that adults should not accept..........................behavior from their children,
(PERMIT)
2. mal-nourished / undernourished 3. centralizing 5. infrequency 6. falsifying 7. discoloring 9.
irresistible 10. Impermissible 1. underestimated 4. ownership 8. maladjusted
TEST 18
1. I can’t stand him any longer. What a (BREATH).......................................idiot.
2. Please ask them to speak softer. I can’t put up with these loud- (MOUTH) ....... teenagers.
3. Eating a rich meal late at night can give you (DIGEST).......................................
4. She was wearing a black dress, (ACCESSORY)...................................... simply with a silver necklace.
5. The college was given full (CREDIT)........................................in 1995.
6. When he spoke, his voice was (ACCUSE).......................................
7. Sung by the world’s greatest tenor, this aria is (ACHE)................ beautiful
8. The achievements of Roman builders were largely (PASS).............................. until the resurgence of
road-building in the 18th century.
9. Our competitive company confirmed that they were not involved in any (ACT) ............................
.....activities.
10. The party turned out to be a bit of a(N) (EVENT)...................................- hardly anybody turned up.
1. mouth breathing 5. accreditation 9. Actionable 2. mouthed 6. accusatory 10. non-event 3.
indigestion 7. Achingly 4. accessorized 8. unsurpassed
TEST 19
1. The cargo was__________ ____ for safe and efficient shipping. (CONTENT)
2. She________________ questions about whether she plans to run, saying she’s focused on her voter
registration and campaign finance initiatives. (STEP)
3. He was a(n)________________who refused to be bound by tradition. (ICON)
4. "I am going to ask that very question of you," said Norton________________. (URBAN)
5. Mark, a _______________commentator, was often featured on state television explaining
government policy. (TELEVISION)
6. He decided to resign rather than cozy up to ______ in the party. (LINE)
7. I asked him ________________ whether he wanted the job. (BLANK)
8. At the entrance of a greasy,________________ kitchen, we met an old woman who was carefully
carrying some putrid tripe in a rag. (ODOR)
9. Politicians and academics pointed to the building's ___________ _ contours as a cautionary tale of
architectural overreach. (BECOME)
10. The project was subject to the usual ____________ of exploratory research. (VICIOUS)
1. containerized 2. sidestepped 3. iconoblast 4. urbanely 5. telegenic 6. hardliners 7. point-blank 8.
malodorous 9. unbecoming 10. Vicissitudes

TEST 20
1. Many people often make a _____________ between London and New York. COMPARE
2. This book _____________ as a series of lectures about shipwrecks, which were given two decades
ago. ORIGIN
3. There are power stations across Europe that use the_____________ rise and fall of the ocean tides.
DAY
4. If you weren't so _______________of Ben, he'd be happier to spend time with you. CRITIC
5. Don't you find i t __________________ how Jeremy always comes to work looking so untidy?
INTRIGUE
6. Doctors say a glass of warm milk before bedtime can result in a more ________ night’s sleep. REST
7. Tim-Berners Lee has received many awards as /the ___________of the I World Wide Web. INVENT
8. On the final day, we visited the ___________ Victoria Falls and then flew home. MAJESTY
9 .1 hate being around Mary Lou, she is so ‘______ FRIENDLY *
10. The groom may_________________ the bride only when their vows have been exchanged. VEIL
1. comparison 2. originated 3. daily 4. critical 5. intriguing .6. restful 7. inventor 8. majestic 9.
befriend 10. unveil
TEST 21
1. For many people Ludwig van Beethoven is the most (INFLUENCE)________ figure in the history of
western classical music.
2. His (ORDINARY)_______ __talent was already clearly evident.
3. He (MERCY) _________ survived a somewhat unconventional upbringing during which his eccentric
father would often force him to take music lessons in the middle of the night.
4. The young Beethoven's ability won him the admiration of the (LEAD) _______ '___contemporary
musical figures.
5. Throughout the 1790s he worked hard to secure the interest of wealthy patrons. Such
(PATRON)___________enabled him to concentrate on becoming a successful composer.
6. Whatever his awe-inspiring musical (ACHIEVE) ___________, his personal life was something of a
disaster.
7. His day-to-day (RELATE)___________with people invariably turned out to be rather turbulent.
8. He (APPEAR)___________fell in love with a number of society women.
9. However, the identity of the girl who lay closest to his heart remains (ELUDE) ___________to this
day.
10. Just when Beethoven was beginning to reap the rewards of his early endeavours, he had to come
to terms with the crushing realization that his increasing deafness was (10) (CURE ). _____
1. influential 5. patronage 9. Elusive 2. extraordinary 6. achievements 10. Incurable 3. mercifully 4.
leading
7. relationships 8. apparently
TEST 22
1. This is not an original, but it's A good .________________ . (PRODUCE)
2. The train became ______________________at 60 miles per hour but no one was seriously hurt.
(RAILWAY)
3. A good dictionary is _____ _______ _ for learning a foreign language. (DISPENSE)
4. The world is becoming increasingly_____________________. (DEPEND)
5. Low income and little administritative support make teachers_____________ with their profession.
(HEART) 6. The jury was________________ of her handling of the affair. (CRITICIZE)
7. They all cheered________________ as their team came out. (ENTHUSIASM)
8. Her case was______ __________ argued. (CONVINCE)
9. Travelling in big cities is becoming more___ _________________every day. (TROUBLE)
10. Are all those____ __________ they put in food really necessary? (ADD)
1 .reproduction 5. disheartened 9. Troublesome 2. derailed 3. indispensable 6. critical 7.
enthusiastically 10. Additives 4. interdependent 8. convincingly
TEST 23
1. I’m afraid that the hospital is desperately________ at the moment. (STAFF)
2. Private school feared losing its ________________________________________ .__ with the state’s
university system. (CREDIT)
3. He gave me a good____________ for forgetting the meeting. (TELL)
4. I think my last statement___ _________ the situation pretty well - at least, I can’t think of any better
summary. (CAPSULE)
5. When the lab findings and the results were_____________ , an amazing discovery came to light.
(RELATE)
6. The small country is faced with__________ debt. (MOUNT)
7. Zimbabwe is a _____________country; so much of its trade depends on having access to ports in
Mozambique. (LAND)
8. The two pairs of twins make a pleasant____________ during the game of golf. (FOUR)
9. You’ll never talk him into going swimming because he suffers from . (PHOBIC)
10. She bought some _________________coffee as she cannot stand caffeine. (CAFFEINE)
I. short-staffed 2. accreditation 5. correlated 6. insurmountable 9. aquaphobia/ hydrophobia '3.
telling-off 4 encapsulates 7. landlocked 8. foursome 10. decaffeinated
TEST 24
1. I have a notion that I shall never pass back alive through these_ swamps. (PEST)
2. An __________________ number of workers have already been exposed to the danger.
(DETERMINE) 3. Gerald was very naughty in your absence. In fact, he behaved most
! I refuse to look after your child again! (CREDIT)
4. traces its origins to the first punches and dies used to make seals and currency
in ancient times. (TYPO)
5. Our car _____________by $ 1,500 in the first year we owned it. (APPRECIATE)
6.I think my last statement ________________the situation pretty well-at least, I can’t think of any
better summary! (CAPSULE)
7. The latest release by the Bangles has a great ______ of songs on it. You should listen to it sometime!
(COMPILE)
8. Look! I know you’ve lost your wallet, but there’s no use in keeping on •_________________ the fact.
Someone has stolen it and that’s all there is to it! (MOAN)
9. The lake near to where I live is one of the deepest and most _________________in the world.
(VOLUME)
10. The Prime Minister warned the people of his country that they must be ready for any_______
_______' - even the possibility of war. (EVENT)
1. pestilent/ pestilential 2. Indeterminate 4. Typography 5. Depreciated 7. Compilation 8. Bemoaning
3. Discreditably 6. Encapsulates 9. voluminous 10. eventuality
TEST 25
1 They say that the secret of ............................................. lies in leadingL a simple life. (CONTENT)
3 Each committee member must be sworn to .................................. ...........prior to the ceremony,
( SECRET )
4 Experts consider the .............................................of the manuscript to be under serious doubt,
(AUTHENTIC)
5 Which of these paintings is the original? They’re completely................... to me. (DISTINGUISH)
6 Due to torrential weather conditions the mountain pass is .................... .......... via this route,
(ACCESS)
7 Please...........................................our letter of the 25th. We have not had a reply, (KNOW)
8: Paul is a good employee, and is very. ....... . (CONSCIENCE)
9. From the hotel there is a..........................view across the canyon, (BREATH)
10. Before enrolling on a course, you should first ensure that it has been ........................................by an
officially recognized body, (VALID)
1. contentment 5. indistinguishable 9. Breathtaking 2. clarity 3. Secrecy 4. authenticity 6. inaccessible
: 7. acknowledge 8. conscientious 10. validated
TEST 26
1. Patrician and charming, he controls his empire with quite.......................from his office in St Remy,
his native town. (PATERNAL)
2. Some spring flowering bulbs prefer to start the....... ............... stage of leaf development before their
cold period (LONG)
3. The...................images were still vivid in her mind, playing out like some cleverly orchestrated
cellular illusion, (HORROR)
4. As twilight began to....................over the dun, she found it impossible to stay in ! her chamber alone,
as she usually did. (DEHP)
5. That kind of linkage diplomacy is always dangerous and...............(AGRER)
6. And then she mistily realized what she should have known at once: that she I had reached the cliffs
edge................(HINDRANCE)
7 pain or pain in the belly is the reason for around 5% of all I emergency department visits. (ABDOM
EN)
8. Women after childbirth arc naturally.......................of their appearance (CRIICIZE)
9. There is a craze for.....................foods in our country these days. (CANCER)
10. Still, if the success of novels is to be measured by their galloping pace and sheer........................ you
can’t put this one down. (READ)
1. paternalism 5. Disagreeable 9. anti-carcinogenic 2. elongation 6. Unhindered 10. readability
3horific 7. Abdominal 4. Deepen 8. hypercritical
TEST 27
1. Workers have voted for a two-hour_______ in protest over wage cuts, (STOP)
2.He must be drunk. He is making_______ remarks, (SENSE)
3.The article gives us a few interesting ___ on life in Japan in general. (SIDE)
4.She reacted angrily to my ______ remarks, (INTEND)
5 fruit juice contained no extra sugar (SWEET)
6. Lisa is very___ She always manages to look good in photographs (PHOTO)
7. She was the finest dancer in the country. She_______ all the others, (SHINE)
8. You can ask a _______ for advice on what kind of food you should eat to keep you healthy(DIET)
9.Cigarettes, coffee, alcohol and other_______ are known to have an adverse influence upon human
health, (ADD)
10. All nations are_______ in the modern world, (DEPEND)
1 .stoppage 5. unsweetened 9. Addictions 2. nonsensical 6. photogenic 10. Interdependent 3.
outsider 7. Outshone 4. well-intentioned 8. dietician
TEST 28
1.Being.............. can be very catching. (SOCIETY)
2. She finally left her husband because of his................(ADULT)
3. Be careful, the virus will.............. your computer. (ABLE)
4. Safety must be given..............in all cases. (PRECEDE.)
5. I think that this plan is ..............ridiculous! (RIGHT)
6. I don’t understand how he got the job. He’ s far too ..............to be put in charge of a school.
(COMPETE)
7. Her work has been..............for its sensitivity of style and imaginative use of imagery. (CLAIM)
8. Her performance at work was considered ...............and her contract was not renewed. (SATISFY)
9. Although several companies made........ ... losses, the market as a whole was buoyant. (SUBSTANCE)
10. The bookcase was placed............... near the door to hide a huge crack in the wall. (STRATEGY)
1. (unsociable) 2. (adultery) 4. (precedence) 5 . (downright) 6. (incompetent) 7. (acclaimed) 8.
(unsatisfactory) 9. (substantial) 10. (strategically) 3.(disable)
TEST 29
1. In this essay you have said the same thing several times. It’s very..........(REPEAT)
2. She’s very efficient, and.................................. polite to the customers. (FAIL)
3. The control center is deep underground and completely...........................except by a direct hit from
a nuclear missile. (DESTROY )
4. The project was cancelled while it was still in its ..........................(INFANT)
5. Noise from the factory has reached a n ......................level. (ACCEPT)
6. You won’t persuade him to change his mind. His decision is......(REVOKE)
7. Since his bad habits were never broken when he was a child, they are now.............. (CORRECT)
8. The school has won five............................. games. (SUCCESSION)
9. Many fabrics arc specially treated so as to be.............(SHRINK)
10. He has many years’ experiences of the criminal......................(MENTAL)
1. repetitive 2. unfailingly 3.indestructible 4. infancy 5. unacceptable. 6. irrevocable 7. incorrigible. 8.
successive 9. unshrinkable 10. mentality
TEST 30
1. They usually order • amounts of the valves that get installed in their vehicles. (COPY)
2. I will never agree to that. It’s absolutely_____ to me that the rubbish dump should be placed behind
my house. (THINK)
3. My grandfather's great_____ is a feature to be jealous of. This week he has completed a new model
of a peeling device. (INVENT)
4. His childhood spent in the harsh conditions of the civil war has completely ____ the boy to the sight
of blood and cruelty. (SENSE)
5. How can you explain the of your statements? There’s not a grain of truth in any of them. (VALID)
6. The specialists have been very busy working out the new technologies of water_____ which will be
more efficient and less time consuming. (PURE)
7. He says he had no intention of hurting me, but I’m sure he hit me _____. (PURPOSE)
8. Many years had gone by until the Africans captured by the English colonizers ' managed to break
free from __ to their masters. (SERVE)
9. It would be hard to find word to tell you about my impressions. The Scottish landscapes are
simply_____ (DESCRIBE)
10. The_____ of zoology is vacant and has been advertised. (PROFESSOR)
1. copious 2. unthinkable 3. inventiveness 4. desensitized 5. invalidity 6. purification 7. purposẹfully
8. servitude 9. indescribable 10. professorship
TEST 31
1.On the moon, there’s no air because the moon’s __________ field is too weak to 1' retain an
atmosphere. (GRAVITY)
2. The Smiths are living in the city. Their garden in the country is a _______ of grass and weeds. (WILD)
3 .1 can’t put up with your_ _____ complaining! (CEASE)
4. Visitors complained about the _______________in the old museum. (ORGANISE)
5. The pain became____ ____ _ _ __during the night so Í called the doctor. (ENDURE)
6. This statue__________________ the soldiers who died in the war. (M EM ORY)
7. The diea that the sun “rises” is a popular ______________. (CONCEIVE)
8. Jim is one of the most members of the committee. (SPEAK)
9. The inquiry decided that the police were not entirely ____ _____. (BLAME)
10. How do you like my latest _______for my stamp collection? (ACQUIRE)
1. gravitational 2. Wilderness 5. unendurable 6. Commemorates 9. Blameless 10. acquisition 3-
Ceaseless 7. Misconception 4. disorganization 8. outspoken
TEST 32
1/ The victims of the mistaken bombing are just the latest .....................of an increasingly bloody war.
(CASUAL)
2.As a gesture of ................. , the commission tested our products, too. (PARTIAL)
3. Most of the stunts in this movie are performed by .......................(STAND)
4/ The journalist refused to reveal the identity of his.................(INFORM)
5/........................development is the first step in rebuilding the area, (STRUCTURE)
6/ We have........................obligations to control prices, (CONTRACT)
7/ The project went over budget because of..............at the planning stage. f (CALCULATE)
8.Our branch offices are .......... .......their weekend services, (CONTINUE)
9/The doctors are .....................about when I can play football again after the I' operation, (COMMIT)
10/ A lot of water is wasted through..................(LEAK)
1. casualties 2. Impartiality 3. Stand-ins 4. informant 5. infrastructural 6. contractual 7.
miscalculation 8. discontinued 9. noncommittal 10. leakage
TEST 33
1. Behind the.......................door is room for a spacious, plastic trash container that keeps your daily
household waste out of sight and out of mind. (DROP)
2. As a result, we have..................................spirituality and sexuality. (DUAL)
3. He wouldn’t wince, not even when you pursed your lips in a pose worthy of a? ...............magazine.
(CENTRE)
4. The German.................. and foreign office also welcomed similar comment made just a few days ago
by the head of the u s Senate Foreign Relations Committee (CHANCEL)
5. You can type the command as one long line without the ..............or use them,1! to break up a long
pipeline into multiple lines on the screen. (SLASH)
6. This passage, however, demonstrates the uneven way in which many ' M environmental sociologists
have rejected human.........................(EXEMPT)
7/ If you look on the other side of the cup you will find a small.................... with the name of the
original manufacturer. (GRA VE)
8/ Despite the striking similarities between the two paintings, the court decided the artist was not
guilty of making a ............... copy. (FRAUD)
9/ The stray dog spent his days following tourists hoping to .........one of them (FRIEND)
10/ The fact that numerous factories dumping waste into the area's rivers has led to high levels
of...................... (TOXIC)
1. drop-down 2. dualized 3. Centrefold 4. Chacellery 5. backslashers 6. exemptionalism 7. Engraving
8. Fraudulènt 9. Befriend 10. toxicity
TEST 34
1. The police said his car had been weaving all over the road, so they pulled him I II over and gave him
a (SOBER)..........................
2. She is (FAIL)....................................cheerful no matter what the circumstances.
3. She was a medical (PRACTICE).......................before she entered politics.
4. Many years had gone by until the Africans captured by the English colonizers managed to break free
from (SERVE)............. to their masters.
5. Gradually, almost (PKRCEỈVK).............................., her condition had worsened.
6. The (MENTION).......................................was seen waiting outside the building.
7. He was fined for (FACT.) ................. library books.
8. Public support is a (require).....................................for the success of this project.
9. Gathered all together in this church, we (MEMORY)............................... those, who lost their lives in
the great war.
10. We offered the hand of’ friendship after the (LATE)......................apology, but had no reply
1.(sobriety) 2. (unfailingly) 3. (practitioner) 4..(servitude) 5. (imperceptibly) 6. (aforementioned)
7. defacing) 8. (prerequisite) 9..(commemorate) 10. (belated)
TEST 35
1. James is a _______. He eats chocolate as a hobby, (CHOCOLATE).
2. In____________, descent and relationship are determined through the female line, (MATRI)
3. Impedance___________ is a plethysmography technique of using sensors to detect the properties of
the blood flow in the thorax, (GRAPH)
4- Last year I had a _____________ . (APPENDICAL)
5. My house is_____________ from the two pubs in the village, (DISTANCE)
6. He felt ashamed of h is ___________ in not coming forward to support his friend (COWARD).
7. You can see the display of ____________in the exhibition. (WELLINGTON)
8. The Federal Reserve Bank denied any____________(WRONG).
9. They won the case because of the ____________in court of the defendant. (DISAPPEAR)
10. I ____________ beg you to reconsider your snap decision (EARN).
2. matriarchy 3. cardiograph 6. cowardice 7. Weilingtoniana 10. earnestly 1. chocoholic 5.
equidistant 9. non-appearance 4. appendectomy 8. wrongdoing
 TEST 36
1. The________ of his knowledge surprised the (EXTEND).
2. In design and quality of manufacture they were __________by Italians, (CLASS)
3. ___________fish always live in lakes and rivers, (WATER)
4. IQ stands for __________quotient, (intelligent)
5. Scholarships and awards are usually given on the_________. (DAY)
6. Everyone admired her _____beauty. She’s old but she is still beautiful. (TIME):
7. She is extremely___________ of heights and will feel faint when she only on the fifth floor, (FEAR)
8. It was sheer ______________riding in the roller coaster and I would like to try it again, (TICESTA)
9. Thomas ___________broke the expensive vase, (ACCIDENT)
10. Part of the building has been ___________into offices, (DIVIDE)
1. extensiveness 2. outclassed 5. speech-day 6. timeless 9. accidentally 10. Subdivided 3. freshwater
7. fearful
4. intelligence 8. ecstasy
TEST 37
1. The unresponsive audience made the lecturer somewhat _______ . What a shame! (HEART)
2. The tourists were impressed by the _______ of the jewelry in the museum. (SPLENDID)
3. Crimes of violence were_______ rare until a few years ago. (COMPARE)
4. He’s just received _________ payments for the contract broken. (COMPENSATE)
5. Thousands of African children are undernourished; they suffer from _______ (NUTRITION)
6. Small children are very __________in their behavior. They just copy what they see. (IMITATE)
7. “John has been very __________these past few days. I wonder what he is trying to hide from us,”
Helen said. (SECRET)
8. Lisa is very ________ . She always manages to look good in photographs. (PHOTO)
9. After listening to his sad story, the old woman shook her head ________ . (SYMPATHY)
10. My grandmother cannot recognize me sometimes. She is probably affected by________ . (SENILE)
1. disheartened 2. splendor 3. comparatively 4. compensatory / compensative 5. malnutrition 6.
imitative 7. secretive 8. photogenic 9, sympathetically 10. senility
TEST 38
1. He threw his bags...............:................on the floor. (CEREMONY)
2. As the climate cools gradually, almost ............................, with every few metres of altitude gained,
so the full diversity of fauna and flora is revealed in all its splendour. (PERCEPTION)
3. Although he read them time and time 'again, he could not understand these . .............................. of
this economic policies' (INTRICATE)
4. It's true that .............................originates from the Orient, (REFLEX)
5. Owing to the intrusion into the footwear market of modern-style trainers, many of us have fallen
arches or ......................... toes. (SHAPE)
6. Millions of people like ................................and property owners depend on the tourist industry for
their livelihood. (HOTEL)
7. According to recent studies, the methods that couples use to settle their differences are crucial to
the success of the..................................................(OUT )
8. The couple should discuss the specific problem in detail, taking care not to rake up
old ........................................ (GRIEVE)
9. His book was appreciated for the detailed description of ........................... characteristics of herbs.
(THERAPY)
10. It is very...................................to wear charity bracelets these days. (TREND)
1. unceremoniously 5. misshapen 9. Therapeutic 2. imperceptibly 6. hoteliers 10. Trendy 3.
intricacies 7. Outcome 4. reflexology 8. grievances
TEST 39
1. The private school feared losing its______ with the state's university system. (CREDIT)
2.„ It was found that some aromas made people feel drowsy, others made them feel______ . (LIFT)
3. The workers who w ere______ during the recession badly need help from the. government, (SIZE)
4. That the child behaved______ made the couple happy, (DEAR)
5. His performance in the match today______ his reputation as a great player, (LIE)
6. So________ was her passion for coin collecting that it wouldn't run in her blood.' (LIVE)
7. That the referee _ such a spectacular goal met with public opposition, (ALLOW)
8. The candidate made a(n)______ speech that incensed all those who heard it. (FLAME)
9 . ______beautiful, Hue the former capital of Vietnam, is steeped in history. (BREATHE)
10. Even a pilot with ___ judgment can be surprised by sudden changes in the weather, (ERROR)
1. accreditation 2. uplifted 3. downsized 4. endearingly 5. belies 6. short-lived 7. disallowed 8.
inflammatory 9. Breathtakingly 10. Unerring

TEST 40
1. My mother wants me to have this photograph.............................. (LARGE)
2. The policy is.................and so will cost the government a lot of money. (ECONOMY)
3. He examed the parcel...................... , as he had no idea what it could be (SUSPECT)
4. He always tells lies. His words are.................................... (VALUE)
5. His boss told him off because he had behaved....................... (RESPONSIBLE)
6. If you eat too much rich food, you often g et.......................... (DIGEST)
7. The stain on her dress was........,but Magaret felt uncomfortable about it. (CONSPICUOUS)
8. He was turned down for the job because he is ............................................. (QUALIFY)
9. r resign if you continue to ...................everything Ĩ say. (REGARD)
10. Mr Madili started that the.....................................against him were unfounded (ALLEGE)
1. enlarged 5. irresponsibly 9. Disregard 2. uneconomical 6. indigestion 10. Allegations 3. suspiciously
7. Inconspicuous 4. valueless 8. unqualified
NĂM 2017

TEST 41
1. They all cheered_______as their team came out. (ENTHUSIASM)

2. Finally a_________is brought about between the two sides. (RECONCILE)

3. The child has a______ temperament. (REBEL)

4. No report can convey the suffering that this war has caused, (SPEAK)

5. He will not benefit-______ from the deal. (FINANCE)

6. The injury was____________ of her handling of the affair. (CRITICIZE)

7. Her case was_______ argued. (CONVINCE)

8. I don't find him very (COMMUNICATE)

9. Mary is a really________ pessimist. (CURE)

10. The aid programme was_______, resulting in large quantities of food failing to reach the famine
victims. (CONDUCT).

1. enthusiastically 5. financially 9. Incurable 2. reconciliation 6. critical 10. Misconducted 3. rebellious

7. Convincingly 4. unspeakable 8. communicative

TEST 42
1. In some courts, audio recordings are considered (ADMIT)_______ evidence.

2. Our new neighbor seems the (EFFACE)_____________ type who seldom talks about themselves.

3. The sculptor always pays great attention to even the tiniest detail of every of his works fearing that
it may sink to (MEDIOCRE)__________________.

4. I can’t see why the board of leaders keep (COMMIT)_____________ over the debate about whether
or not to dismiss the current coach.

5. (AGE)__________ marriage has been made illegal by most modern societies.

6. We all find the governments’ effort to solve environmental problems (MERIT)

7. Although (PERCEIVE)__________________ to some people, the impacts of unhealthy lifestyles are

for real. 38

8. The country is now heavily in debt due to the government’s financial (MANAGE)___________.

9. He’s such a(n) (INTELLECT)____________ who always pretends to know everything.

10.I hate admitting defeat but in this case the opposition is (REFUTE) ___________ correct.

1. inadmissible 2. self-effacing 3. Mediocrity 4. non-committal 5. Underage 6. meritorious 7.

imperceptible 8. mismanagement 9. pseudo-intellectual 10. irrefutably

TEST 43
1. Jim is one of the most............................members of the committee, (speak)

2. She’s very efficient, and....................................polite to the customers, (fail)

3. The control centre is deep undergrouded and completely.................................... except by a direct

hit from a nuclear missile, (destroy)

4. The project was cancelled while it was still in its.................................(infant)

5. You look rather...........................Are you worried about something? (occupy)

6. You won’t persuade him to change his mind. His decision is...........(revoke)

7. Since his bad habits were never broken when he was a child, they are now...............................
(correct)

8. The key aims of the program are to achieve breath, balance, ...................and progression of all
pupils, (continue)

9. Vietnam has depended heavily on foreign ........................ organizations to train teachers, (govern)

10. He has many year’s experiences of the criminal............................(mental)

1. outspoken , 5. preoccupied 9. non-governmental 10. Mentality 2. unfailingly 6. Irrevocable 3.

indestructible 7. Incorrigible 4. infancy 8. continuity

TEST 44
1. Joining this project is a_____. Just do it. (BRAIN)

2. There are a lot of_____ articles in this newspaper. Why not read it? (NEWS)

3. My cousin is a _____ person. He is aware of all the latest fashions and wanting to follow them.
(FASHION)

4. The burglar gained entry to the building after_____ the alarm. (ABILITY)

5. Whatever happens, don't let this failure_____ you. (HEART)

6. Your carelessness may do_____ harm to people. (CALCULATE)

7. The_____ listed for the pills meant that she couldn't take them because she may be allergic to some
of the chemicals in them. (INDICATE)

8. We were defeated because we were_____. (NUMBER)

9. It is_____ summer, but it's rather autumnal today. (THEORY)

10. This type of_____ screen enables drivers to have a clear view even when it is smashed. (SHATTER)

1. no-brainer 4. disabling 7. contraindications2. newsworthy 5. dishearten 8. Outnumbered 3.

fashion-conscious 6. incalculable 9. theoretically 10. shatter-proof

TEST 45
1. James got into trouble for_________________ a police officer. PERSON
2. Theo and his brother are always together. They’re completely___________ . SEPARATE

3. I suppose my biggest fault is that I’m a ______________ . PERFECT

4. Don’t be so____________ . Can’t you see you’ve upset, Guy?, SENSE

5. There’s a risk factor with all medication, but honestly the risk with this particular drug is__________.
NEGLECT

6. Do you really think your plans are going to become_____________ ? FRUIT

7. We were all jumping around____________ in the corridor, desperately waiting to hear if it was a
boy or a girl. PATIENT

8. Liskard and Callington are basically__________ from here, so it’ll take about the same time to get to
either of them. DISTANT

9. Please keep e-mails short._______ makes everyone’s lives easier. BRIEF

10. I’m not convinced that there’s a __________link between pollution and global warming. CAUSE

1. impersonating 2. Inseparable 5. neglitible 9. brevity 6. fruitless 10. causal 3. perfectionist 4.

insensitive 7. impatiently 8. equidistant

TEST 46
1. Getting started on a rehabilitation regime sometimes requires help with ________________ a
process to remove excess chemicals from the body. (TOXIC)

2. When he was still unmarried ten years ago, he was _______________and fancy-fee. ( FEET)

3. Some women found the discussions ________ and went home . (PUT)

4. They owned a ___________ orchard near the river so they didn’t need to take care of it often.
(MAINTAIN)

5. This___________________ is suitable for some funereal songs ( MISERY)

6. The venom of many snakes, especially cobras, acts as a _________ , producing ecstatic visions.
(HALLUCINATE)

7. Aims are necessary starting points, but before the teacher can begin to provide learning experiences
further________________ is necessary .(FINE)

8. A circle is a shape on which all points are __________________from some point lying inside.
( DISTANCE)
9. A detailed list of____________ in the factory is publicly given. (CONSUME)

10. It is a form of___________________ that is comforting to a great number of people. ( ESCAPE)

2. footloose 6. hallucinogen . 10. Escapism 3. off-putting 7.refinement 4. low-maintenance 8.

Equidistant 1.detoxification 5. miserabilist 9. consumables

TEST 47
1. Lucy has to work every _________________ Saturday. (ALTER)

2. He threw his bags______ _________on the floor. (CEREMONY)

3. In my opinion, this book is just_______________ rubbish ( INTELLECT)

4. Shall I believe this (CONVINCE)_____story of yours? Mark, stop acting like a child and tell me the
whole truth, please.

5. A manufacturer_____________ made and marketed a car with defective brakes. (NEGLECT)

6. The student was given______________ for consistently forgetting to do her homework. (DETAIN)

7. He made a _________ attempt to climb the tree to recover his kite. (FOOL).

8. I hate going clothes shopping with Carlo, he’s so_________ that he takes hours to find anything he
likes. (CHOICE)

9. Your constant criticism has____________ their enthusiasm. (DIE)

10. Some fetal_________ cannot be diagnosed until late in pregnancy. (FORM)

1. alternate 5. negligently 9. Deadened 2. unceremoniously 3. pseudo-intellectual 4. unconvincing 6.

detention 7. foolhardy 8. choosy 10. mal- formation

TEST 48
1. Nowadays more and more people are choosing to buy (adult) ..................... organic food, which has
been grown without pesticides and chemicals.

2. Luckily, this therapy has reduced significantly the incidence of certain (form) .................in infants.

3. What our company is in urgent need now is (vision)............................to see opportunities.

4. Robert is more (book)........................and intellectual than many of his fellow students.

5. Mr. Brown said the planned charges were the last straw for customers already angry over
banks'......................attitude, (hand)
6. His novel has been (picture).............................many times.

7. Ash and (grade)....................waste must be added regularly to achieve the right carbon nitrogen
ratio.

8. Tony Carpenter, a (diet)...................., says it's vital they drink as much fluid as they can get.

9. When one of the plane's engines went out, 1 thought I was a (go) ..................

10. The airfield was bathed in the ghostly glow of (search)................. .......

1. unadulterated 5. high-handed 9. Goner 2. malformations 6. picturized 10. Searchlight 3.

visionaries 7. Biodegradable 4. bookish 8. dietician

TEST 49
1. Low income, increasing pressure and little administrative support make teachers_____(HEART) with
their profession.

2. One of the local newspapers poured scorn on the referee for his _____ (PART) in the last game. The
man was accused of favouring the home team.

3. The company has an annual_____(TURN) of £25 million.

4. Various _ ___(PRACTICE) by police officers were brought to light by the enquiry.

5. It was impossible to read the pedestal inscription for it had been _____ (FACE) by some mindless
vandal.

6. _____(CONCEIVE) ideas may influence on what we are going to do.

7. The cup was positioned_____(CARIOUS) on the edge of the table.

8. It's undeniable that the_____(DIAGNOSE) of the local incompetent healer was responsible for her
sudden death.

9. The new_____(PASS) has certainly made things a lot easier in the town centre since it has taken
away all the through-traffic.

10. Are you sure the_____(MILE) is working properly on this truck? It must have done more than
twenty thousand.

1. disheartened 2. partiality 3. turn-over 4. malpractices 5. defaced 6. preconceived 7. precariously 8.

misdiagnosis 9. by-pass 10. mileometer/ milometer
 TEST 50
1. The doctor suggested that my_____to sleep was stress-related and prescribed sleeping pills to help
me catch up on much-needed sleep. (ABLE)

2. Taking advantage of someone’s trust or innocence is completely _____. (DESPISE)

3. When she found out that she had missed out on a place by two marks, she felt completely_____ .
(SPIRIT)

4. The government decided that the funding of the project was completely_____ given the collapse of
the economy. (SUSTAIN)

5. His nasty comments were completely uncalled for and left an_____ taste in my mouth. (SAVOUR)

6. Emilia has always been very " and never thinks about the consequences of any of her actions.
(IMPULSE)

7. The restaurant was closed down following an inspection that deemed the kitchen to be_____ and
unfit for food preparation. (HYGIENE)

8. In the early years of the crisis, staff tended to be offered a more generous _____package than in the
later years. (REDUNDANT)

9.______of East and West Germany began in 1900 when the Berlin Wall came down. (UNITY)

10. You could hardly say he was lazy; he’s been_____ employed ever since he left school. (GAIN)

1. inability 2. despicable 3. dispirited 4. unsustainable 5. unsavoury 6. impulsive 7. unhygienic 8.

redundancy 9. Reunification 10. gainfully

TEST 51
1. The management body was set up in order to .................................... the construction of the railway
system. (SEE)

2. Marie was an...............................campaigner for better community services. (FATIGUE)

3. The result of the election seems to be a .................................... conclusion: everyone knows that
Trump will win. (GO)

4. She was completely.........................,.......... by severe burns. (FIGURE)

5. The young musician met a tragic and..................— death at the age of 25. (TIME)

6. It is the job of the police to....................................the law. (FORCE)

7. He considered himself the best in our class, but his recent scores in the examination
has....................................him of that notion. (ABUSE)

8. The government is now faced with the ..................................... problems of unemployment. (SUPER)

9. We have our .................................... advertising department; therefore, we don’t need to hire other
companies to publish the materials. (HOUSE)

10. Some children ................................. a complete transformation when they become teenagers. (GO)

1. oversee 2. indefatiguable 3. foregone 4. disfigured 5. untimely 6. enforce 7. disabused 8.

insuperable 9. in-house 10. Undergo

TEST 52
1. The speaker had to break off midway in his long speech on agrarian revolution owing to the chorus
of________ (CALL) erupting from his audience.

2. Mr. Lavrov, when asked about the violation of the previous_____________ (FIRE) among the
belligerents, refused to point out who was to blame for.

3. _________ (MASCULINE) by his Achilles heel, Tom was bitterly defeated by his opponent.

4. When the bomb went out, Mr. Mohamad was laying quiet, ___________ (INSOMNIA) on the bed
beside the entrance after a long day full of all the drudgery.

5. Suffering from__________ (PHOBIC) has made many people desperately struggle to be in confined
spaces.

6. "We regret to say that", the doctor sadly informed his patient, "once the (VENOM) has begun, you
are bound to die a painful death."

7. The coffee shop named Den Da is decorated with a jazzy panoramic ceramic picture, impressing the
guests by its__________ (CHROMA).

8. A large number of people would not have suffered from cancers if they had paid attention to their
body changes during the early stages of___________ (GENESIS).

9. The distribution of nonideal fish communities can be roughly calculated by the__________ (METER)
of suitable variables.

10. Pythagoras, with a great many of important mathematical discoveries in such an early stage of
human civilization, made a name for himself as a _________ (GENITAL) of Greek mathematics.
1. catcalls 2. ceasefire 3. Emasculated 4. somnolent 5. claustrophobia 6. envenomation 7.
polychromatism 8. carcinogenesis 9. Parameterization 10. Primogenitor

TEST 53
1. She should take these_______________ drugs to treat her state. (DEPRESS)

2. Are you in favor of______________________ marriage? (RACE)

3. Have you ever____________________ anyone of anything? (USE)

4. These results seem_____________________. (INTUITION)

5. A _____________________force is being sent to the trouble spot. (NATION)

6. She sailed around the world____________________ . (HAND)

7. The results of the tests____________________ his claims. (SUBSTANCE)

8. This is a plant with____________________ leaves. (VARY)

9. He is being trained as a ____________________ to help a lawyer. (LAW)

10. What he said was a ____________________ argument. (SHOP)

1. antidepressant 5. multinational 9. Paralegal 2. interracial 6. single-handed 10. Shopworn 3.

disabused 7. Substantiated 4. counter-intuitive 8. Variegated

TEST 54
1. The boy was very violent and his parents found him…………………………. (MANAGE)

2. People in the village no longer use water in that well because of its…………………… (PURITY)

3. ‘Would you like some (REFRESH).................Lan asked

4. We have to take care of our own (POSSESS) ............................for nobody else will do this for US. 5

. Be careful! That’s a (DEAD)................................... poison.

6. If we could find the (PREVENT).......................................for cancer, thousands of people would be

saved every year.

7. The talks were totally (PRODUCE)............... ............. .......We didn’t reach agreement on anything.

8.I was so angry I was absolutely (SPEECH) ........................................

9. The evidence in this case is entirely (CIRCUMSTANCE) ..............................

10. A list of (COME)...........................events will be posted on the noticeboard.

1. unmanageable 5. deadly 9. Circumstantial 2. impurity 6. prevention 10. Forthcoming 3.

refreshments 7. Unproductive 4. possessions 8. speechless

TEST 55
1. Data on economic reforms show that those______ which heavily depend on agriculture achieve low
economic growth rates. (LOCAL)

2. Scientists try their best to________ the serious sicknesses . (DIE)

3. That young woman used to suffer from her life-time physical (NORMAL)

4. Some gases,________ at cold temperatures . (LIQUID)

5. You're entitled to receive a government allowance for each______ who is living with you. (DEPEND)

6. The team has won six______ game. (SUCCESSION)

7. Was the______ of International Red Cross inspired by a Sweden? (FOUND)

8. Noise from this zone has reached an______ level. (ACCEPT)

9. These remote areas are still______ to the Internet. (ACCESS)

10. He is______ for his charitable activities than for his business in the steel industry. (KNOW)

1. localities 2.deaden 6. successive 7. Foundation 3. Abnormalities 4. liquefy 5. Dependant 8.

unacceptable 9. Inaccessible 10. better-known

TEST 56
1. The brochure displayed very tempting photographs of the tourist attractions in Sweden. They were
so ............................................... that it was hard for viewers to resist booking that tour immediately,
(mouth)

2. What must be avoided at all costs is the suppression of anger, as feelings of resentment can lead a
relationship to break down........................ (retrieve).

3. Six-core processor is one of the most.........................................technologies yet invented to

revolutionise the way computers work, (cut)

4. Tourists can see many ...............................................views of the ocean and mountain, (panorama)
5. Though they are students, their ................................................made a good impression on the local
audience, (theatre)

6. The islands have been ....................................................... by the growth of tourism, (west)

7. Dolphins, ................................................species, sometimes jump above the surface of the water,

(mammal) 8. We like Mary. She’s very nice and.............................................(lady)

9. It’s Frank’s ....................................................... that drives his parents crazy. They can’t even
persuade him to brush his teeth in the morning, (obstinate)

10. He is a bad manager in that factory and everyone is in an attempt to ........... him. (fame)

1. mouth-watering 5. theatricals 9. Obstinacy 2. irretrievably 3.cutting-edge 4. panoramic 6.

westernized 7. mammalian 8. Ladylike 10. Defame

TEST 57
1. There are __________ stories of them cleaning out thousands of pounds worth of stock in a matter
of days. (APOCALYPTIC)

2. Soldiers must be aware of the ________risks and responsibilities of military service. (COME)

3. A spinning___________ of rain swept around the mountain. (STREAM)

4. There is no need to learn all the __________signs before beginning to signal. (SEMANTIC)

5. Not all couples are _________during long car trips. (SYMPATHETIC)

6. A number of __________are still researching into telepathy and hypnosis. (PSYCHOLOGY)

7. Many studies have examined various psychological correlates o f__________ perception scores,
such as personality traits. (SENSE)

8. If you are__________, sooner or later everyone will find out and you will be loathed. (FACE)

9. In a ________________annuity, your money grows much faster than in a taxable account. (TAX)

10. Ava told me something________________ under her breath, which I could not make head or tail
of. (INTELLIGENT)

1. apocryphal 5. Sympathizer 9. tax-deferred 2 incoming 6. parapsychologists 10. Unintelligible

3.maelstrom 7. Extrasensory 4.semaphore 8. two-faced

TEST 58
1. My friends started going out late to nightclubs so 1 decided to ......................... myself from the
group. (SOCIAL)

2. The witness claimed she was capable of discovering the man’s evil intentions from
the...................................look in his eyes. (MURDER)

3. Research has proved that certain types of meditation can decrease key stress symptoms such as
anxiety and..................................(IRRITATE).

4. My father is a strict.................who always believes in 'spare the rod, spoil the child. (DISCIPLINE)

5. Sales forecasts indicate a poor............. for the clothing industry. (LOOK)

6. An alarm sounds when the temperature reaches a ...................................level. (DETERMINE)

7. Children who grow up in time of war are more likely to be.............................. than others. (ADJUST)

8. She stood there completely.................................., so I had no idea at all what she was thinking.
(EXPRESS)

9. I’ve tried to advise my daughter against hitch-hiking around Europe alone, but she won’t listen to
me. She’s so..................................(HEAD)

10. How awful! What an..........................thing for anyone to do! (OUTRAGE)

2. murderous 3. irritability 6. predetermined 7. maladjusted 10. Outrageous 1. dissociate 5. outlook

9. Headstrong 4. disciplinarian 8. expressionless

TEST 59
1. ___________ includes beliefs, theories, or practices that have been or are considered scientific, but
have no basis in scientific fact. (SCIENCE)

2. They argue that killing seals for_____________ products cannot be justified. (ESSENTIAL)

3. They were accused of_____________ of the terms of the contract. (OBSERVE)

4. A business that teaches and reinforces ____________performance at all levels is a business that is
dedicated to the well-being of its employees. (ERROR)

5. From September 1829 until March 1830 Lundy was assisted in the_________ of the paper by
William Lloyd Garrison. (EDITE)

6. “____________ , this show is harmful to your belief structure," Stewart said in disbelief.
(EDUCATION)
7. The aim of this project is to create a ____________house that will serve as Dormitories, Restaurant
with terrace, Bar, Dharma Shop, Office and Meeting area. (PURPOSE)

8. Determining why some high ability students demonstrate low levels of achievement is difficult
because _________occurs for many different reasons. (ACHIEVE)

9. This chapter explores how judicial ____________about what is at stake for constitutional losers puts
constitutional stature at risk. (TRUE)

10. A ____________person always tries to be fair and reasonable, and always listens to other people's
opinions. (MIND)

1. Pseudo-science 2. non-essential/ inessential 3. non-observance 4. error-free 5. editorship 8.

underachievement 9. Untruthfulness 6. Education-wise 7. multi-purpose 10. fair-minded

TEST 60
1. The teacher expressed her___________ with Tony because he’s so disobedient in class. SATISFY

2. Homework is a part of every student's school life._______, many of them disapprove of the amount
of homework they are given. FORTUNATE

3. He was discovered to have been_______ company funds. PROPERTY

4. Children should be_______examined at least twice a year. MEDICINE

5. China is another vast country which shares a single time zone - but it spans far more___________ ,
which has resulted in some quirky schedules. LONG

6. Hunger and a________________ meal did not sit happily side by side. SLAP

7. There can be little__________for ignoring the destruction of our natural environment. JUSTIFY

8. Being so close to the Atlantic, the weather in Ireland is often both changeable and
very______________ . PREDICT

9. The hotel was harshly______________ for refusing to give refunds and the bad publicity harmed it.
CRITIC

10. After 2012, the base shifted the event to a______ schedule, but budget cuts forced it to cancel the
2014 show. ANNUAL

1. dissatisfaction 2. Unfortunately 5. longitudes 6. slap-up 9. criticised/criticized 3. expropriating 7.

justification 10. Biennial 4. medically 8. unpredictable
 TEST 61
1. Both countries are signatories to the Nuclear_____ Treaty. (PROLIFERATE)

2. I admire her _____________way of dealing with people. (RIGHT)

3. The economy appears to be____________ in people's minds. (MOST)

4. He demanded_______ sentences for those behind the violence. (EXAMPLE)

5. It's a _____________sort of a house with books and papers lying around everywhere. (ORDER)

6. It seems important to____________ people to the fact that depression is more than the blues.
(SENSE)

7. Our________ were down this week because the weather was so bad. (TAKE)

8. The program gives the facts but does not____________ blame. (PORTION)

9. Teachers have joined a strike aimed at forcing the government to pay salaries and allowances. (DUE)

10. Most people believe that the government dispenses____________ justice. (HAND)

1. non-proliferation 2. forthright 3. uppermost 6. sensitize 7. takings 8. Apportion 4. exemplary 5.

disorderly 9. overdue 10. even-handed

TEST 62
1. Unfortunately, many people are still worrying...........of the facts about AIDS. (IGNORE)

2. There are...............versions of Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, but this recording is by far the best I’ve heard.
(COUNT)

3. We’ll have to walk to the village - it’s ..................to cars. (ACCESS)

4. We have discussed these problems on ............... occasions and still nothing has been decided.
(NUMBER)

5. Not ........................... perhaps, sales of air conditioning systems increased considerably during the
recent hot spell. (SURPRISE)

6. Bed of Rose, widely seen as the finest .................... work about the period, was published in 1976.
(LITERATE)

7. After several............... attempts, he finally passed his driving test in June last year. (SUCCEED)
 8. A ................study of farming procedures in fifteen African countries has just been published.
(COMPARE)

9. Unemployment rose.....................last year. (DRAMA)

10. As a special....................offer, there is a 10% discount on all kitchen units in the new range.
(INTRODUCE)

1. ignorant 2. countless 3. inaccessible 4. numerous 5. surprisingly 6. literary 7. unsuccessful 8.

comparative 9. dramatically 10. introductory

TEST 63
1. ONUS Although the U.S has recognized same-sex marriage nationwide, it doesn’t mean the allies can
rest on our laurels and are______ from the responsibility to advocate our LGBT friends and families.

2. PAUPER The fauna is becoming comparatively ______due to the isolation, young geological age of
the island and forestry activities within habitats.

3. BRAIN Training for advanced English exams is an opportunity to challenge yourselves, for it is quite
difficult to know your level if the consolidations are______.

4. EYE While many people argue that taking a gap year and travelling before college is merely a waste
of time and money, others consider it a(n)______experience that provides insight into real life.

5. DUMB She looked absolutely______ when I told her what happened. She could hardly say a word.

6. THUNDER She was______ when her parents told her she was orphaned.

7. LIFE The game was much______ when both teams scored with five minutes of each other.

8. BANK The car rolled down a railway______ and hit a tree.

9. FURIOUS Are you doing this on purpose just to__________ me?

10. CHIEF You should avoid those journalists. They are just______, only distressing and prying into your
private life.

1. exonerated 6. thunderstruck 8. Embankment 2. depauperate 3. no-brainers 4. eye-opening 5.

dumbfounded/dumbstruck 7. enlivened 9. infuriate 10. mischief-makers

TEST 64
1. The careless driver was.........................................about his bad behavior, which made all the
witnesses fly into a rage. (APOLOGIZE)
2. The pregnant woman is looking at the collection of......................................... clothes. (MATERNAL)

3. There was a/an..................................... change in the tone of her voice. Almost nobody could
recognize it. . , (PERCEIVE)

4. The slight.................. in his left hand was corrected by surgery. (FORM)

5. We are trying to create our own computerized ................................... (DATA)

6. In my opinion, this book is just.................................... rubbish. (INTELLECT)

7. The company has established total........................over its rivals. (SUPREME)

8. Bard is a very good employee, and is very ............................ (CONSCIENCE)

9. He achieved.......................................for failing a drug test after winning an Olympic final.

(NOTORIOUS)

10. Before enrolling on a course, you should first ensure that it has been .....................;....:............ by an
officially recognized body. (VALID)

1. unapologetic 2. maternity 5. database 9. notoriety 6. pseudo-intellectual 10. Validated

3.imperceptible 7. Supremacy 4. deformity 8. conscientious

TEST 65
1. To contrast and relate the two styles of Picasso, you should have his early drawings.....................with
his later works in the exhibition. (POSE)

2. It is common knowledge that oil and water are................ For example, pouring olive oil into water
results in two distinct layers. (MIX)

3. There was yet another ..........................yesterday at the factory over the question of tea-breaks
(WALK)

4. One of the cars involved in the accident was a complete............. (WRITE)

5. Our principal is virtually .... in English, Chinese and Vietnamese (LANGUAGE)

6. The last recession...........................the economy. (VITAL)

7. Like many.....of his generation, he was fascinated by the Internet (technology)

8. Since most problem are. ........................ there are several alternatives to choose from each with
unique pros and cons. (FACET)

9. I don’t think Tom’s getting too much sleep lately. His eyes are terribly................. (BLEED)

10. Don’t think you can .........................me! (SOAP)

1. juxtaposed 2. immiscible 3. walkout 6. devitalized 7. technophiles 8. Multifaceted 4. write-off 9.

blood-shot 5. trilingual 10. soft-soap

TEST 66
1. He is a quitter who is _______ unsuited to remaining a champion. (TEMPER)

2. Though she had spent hours fixing the computer he ___________her efforts. á (LITTLE)

3. He ran a hot bath and in it for half an hour. (LUXURY)

4. Books were a form of__________ from the real world. (ESCAPE)

5. If the cabin_______, oxygen masks will automatically drop down. (PRESS)

6. _ _ _ _ _ _ statements, feelings, opinions etc. are wrong because they are not based on facts.
(FOUND)

7. An__________ person tries to make other people do what he or she wants in an unpleasant and
forceful way. (BEAR)

8. He comes from a completely_____, lower middle-class family. (CULTURE)

9. I remember her as a quiet, hard-working and__________ girl. (SPEAK)

10. His daughter has made quite a number of_________ in her career as a doctor. (SUCCEED)

1. temperamentally 2. belittled 3. luxuriated 4. escapism 5. depressurizes 6. unfounded 7.

overbearing 8. uncultured 9. well-spoken 10. successes

TEST 67
1. A combination of boredom and, increasingly, _____ ensured that the standard of the son’s work
declined alarmingly. (ABSENCE)

2. Distances between the stars are______ vast. (IMAGINE)

3. The locals are advised to stay away from______ rioters. (CONFRONT)

4. He sounded______ enthusiastic about the idea. (EXCESS)

5. Although he is not a native speaker, his foreign accent seems almost______. (PERCEIVE)

6. The paint will cover any______ in the surface of the walls. (REGULAR)

7. The movie has been criticized for apparently^___ violence. (LEGITIMATE)

8. A conspicuous indication of his promising career wrecked by scandal is that he has been______ to a
lower range. (PROMOTION)

9. He was______ about losing and said that he’d be back next year to try again. (PHILOSOPHER)

10. The plan ______the inner cities has been unanimously approved by the committee. ' (VITAL)

1. absenteeism 5. imperceptible 9. Philosophical 2. unimaginably 6. irregularity 10. to revitalize 3.

confrontational 7. Legitimizing 4. exceedingly 8. demoted

TEST 68
1. She had had a..........................of what might lie ahead. (PRESENT)

2. “Help!” she cried, waving her arms..........................in an attempt to attract someone’s attention.
(DISTRACT)

3. Her willingness to work hard is what......................her from the other students. (SIGN)

4. The impact on the environment of this massive oil spillage is................. (PONDER)

5. The box didn’t look very...................... but the necklace inside was beautiful. (POSSESS)

6. Tuesday’s news report of another baby mix-up case sadly lent........................... to last night’s TV
drama on a similar subject. (TOPIC)

7. Many governments are..........................after 50 years. (CLASS)

8. The car veered onto the wrong side of the road and collided with a(n) ..........................truck. (COME)

9. The opening of the new theatre a month ahead of schedule brought ...........................all round.
(SLAP)

10. It was very.....................of you to do her shopping for her. (NEIGHBOUR)

1. presentiment 2. Distractedly 5. preposessing 9. backslapping 3. signalizes 7. declassified 6.

topicality 10. neighbourly 4. imponderable 8. oncoming

TEST 69
1. We can get something to eat from the Chinese______ . (TAKE)
2. The government imposed a ______ tax on some industries. (FALL)

3. The role of clouds is one of the big conundrums o f______ . (CLIMATE)

4. My uncle is a ______ , whose job is to advise people on what kind of food they should eat to keep
healthy. (DIET)

5. Diets rich in beans are used to help with a variety of health issues including lowering cholesterol
levels, improving blood sugar control in______ . (DIABETES)

6. Tourists and many Vietnamese______ in France took part in a protest taking place at Trocaclers
Square near the Eiffel against China’s illegal deployment of a giant oil rig to Vietnamese Eastern
waters. (PATRIOT)

7. Actually, scientists say that cloned animals will not be exact replicas of their (GENE)

8. He was one of the all-time great boxers with his quick jab and dazzling_____ . (FOOT)

9. My friends started going out late to nightclubs so I decided to__________ myself from the group.
(SOCIAL)

10. In buying their business, the company gains a major______ in a market it considers critical to the
future of the industry. (HOLD)

1. takeaway 2 . windfall 3. climatology 5. diabetics 6. expatriates 7. progenitors 9. dissociate 10.

foothold 4. dietician/ dietitian 8. footwork

TEST 70
1. He was fined £500 and_______ from driving for three years. (QUALIFY)

2. Arnold died in 1953: his wife, who______ him by almost half a century, passed away on the last day
of the millennium. (LIVE)

3. I cannot comment; I have sworn to________ on the matter. (SECRET)

4. There is every_______ that prices will continue to rise next year. (LIKELY)

5. My grandfather was extremely_______ _about astronomy; the planets were his great passion.
(KNOWLEDGE) 6. The assistants in Gamidges are unhelpful and________. (COURTESY)

7. The bookcase was placed_______ near the door to hide a huge crack in the wall. (STRATEGY)
8. First prize was the not:________ sum of £500,000. (CONSIDER)

9. Millions of innocent civilians suffered great_______ as a result of the war. (HARD)

10. A heavy______ before the start of the match left the pitch looking rather like a swimming pool.
(POUR)

I. disqualified 5. knowledgeable 9. Hardship 2. outlived 6. discourteous 10. Downpour 3. secrecy 7.

Strategically 4. likelihood 8. inconsiderable

TEST 71
1. Although the u.s. has recognised same-sex marriage nationwide, it doesn’t mean we allies can rest
on our laurels and are_____from the responsibility to advocate our LGBT friends and families. (ONUS)

2. As the global warming looms large, more and more icebergs make the____ journey from one
continent to another, resulting in the sea level rise. (POLE)

3. My mother, was unable to get over her____since she was never a part of the high-tech generation,
for whom computers must have been a living nightmare. (PHOBIC)

4. People coming from the Southern Vietnam always enjoy home cooking, especially the snakehead
fish done slowly in____pots over fires then served with rice and vegetables. (EARTH)

5. The fauna -is becoming comparatively ____ due to the isolation, young geological age of the island
and forestry activities within habitats. (PAUPER)

6. The jailbreaking of iOS is led by a(n)____talented and pre-eminent group of hackers, whose jobs are
much more complex than its simple elements might imply. (PASS)

7. The mind-boggling TV series Sense8 has posed a serious question: What happens when our
convictions and callings clash____with those of ordinary people? (CONCILIATE)

8. Training for advanced English exams is an opportunity to challenge yourselves, for it is quite difficult
to know your level if the consolidations are ____ . (BRAIN)

9. When children are bitten by poisonous snakes, initial treatment of____ involves keeping them
collected and preventing further toxin release until access to medical assistance. (VENOM)

10. While many people argue that taking a gap year and travelling before college is merely a waste of
time and money, others consider it a(n)____experience that provides insight into real life. (EYE)

1. exonerated 2. transpolar 3. cyberphobia 4. earthenware 5. depauperate 6. unsurpassably 7.

irreconcilably 8. no-brainers 9. envenomation 10. eye-opening
 TEST 72
1. The agenda for meeting is still not_______________ . (FINAL)

2. Management decided the office was___________ and sacked three junior typists. (MAN)

3. New full-time students from lower income households will be able to apply for a (n)__________
maintenance grant offered by the government, but have to work in public sectors after they graduate.
(PAY)

4. University faculties expect to receive completed________ by the beginning of June. (THESIS)

5. He made a______ attempt to climb the tree to recover his kite. (FOOL)

6. Store cards are offered at the till and people can obtain______ of credit cards with relative ease.
(FIST)

7. Please place your cigarette ends in the______ provided. (RECEIVE)

8. Why don’t you take the______ and arrange the meeting. (INITIATE)

9. His workmates were very______ and selfish. (COOPERATE)

10. Heavy rain and excessive use have the soil_____. (POVERTY)

1. finalized 2. over- manned 3. non-repayable 4. theses 5. foolhardy 6. fistfuls 7. receptacles 8.

initiative 9. uncooperative 10. impoverished

TEST 73
1. Now aged 42, he is no longer considered a serious (CONTENTION) ........... for the title.

2. If knew of plans to carry out killings of exiled political (RESIDENT)............. and at the very least did
nothing to top them.

3. How can a loving, (POTENT).........God permit disease, war and suffering?

4. They put on a(n) (IMPROVISE)................................concert for the visitors.

5. Find the area and (METRE)................ of the following shape.

6. As the clock ticked (TONE).....................on the wall Mr Simons slowly and methodically cut up and
ate his food.

7. He knew hundreds, perhaps thousands, of song off the top of his head, but he was not a
(VIRTUE) ....................musician.
8. Her action earned her the (ENEMY) .................of two or three colleagues.

9. I fought some guy on the weekend and (HEAD)..........his ass into the ground.,

10. Stop (FOOT).................around and tell me what you really think.

1. contender 2. dissident 6. monotonously 7. Virtuoso 3. omni-potent 4. impromtu 5. perimeter 8.

enmity 9. headbut 10. Pussyfooting

2018

TEST 74
1. She stood there completely____so I had no idea at all what she was thinking (EXPRESS)

2. Any actor who becomes known for one role is in danger of becoming_______ (TYPE)

3. This school was once____as a military hospital during the war. (REQUIRE)

4. So far, the United States has said it cannot agree to________all types of antipersonnel mines. (LAW)

5. In Scotland, there is greater emphasis on________by individual schools. (VALUE)

6. According to a recent survey in Britain, more women than men emphasized and trust.
(CONFIDENCE)

7. People also read these papers for their reviews of new books, films and plays and for their________.
(EDIT)

8. Since most important problems are_____ there are several alternatives to choose from, each with
unique advantages and disadvantages. (FACET)

9 The rocks appear to be stationary but in the high winds that whip across this desert landscape, they
are in reality moving________. (PERCEIVE)

10. After the cup final, the________team bussed back to the hotel parading the cup as they went.
(TRIUMPH)

1. expressionless 5. self-evaluation 9. Imperceptibly 2. typecast 3. requisitioned 6. confidentiality 7.

editorials 10. Triumphant 4. outlaw 8. multi-facetted

TEST 75
1. The cottage has no______ _ access but can be reached by a short walk across the moor. (VEHICLE)

2. He climbed out, leaving the car_________on its roof. (END)

3. Physicians must exercise caution when prescribing_______ . (DEPRESS)

4. He pointed out that e-books were not only cheaper, because of the lack of wear and tear and thefts,
but they also offered great opportunities for older readers. (HOUSE)

5. One of the United Nations’ earliest successes, was to promote a largely peaceful process of _______.
(COLONY)

6. After several threatening calls, we decided to go___________. (DIRECT)

7. At least in theory, this should make the region increasingly attractive to foreign investment from
further_____ __________. (FIELD)

8. ‘Villa’ was something of a ___________the place was no more than an old farmhouse. (NAME)

9. Mickey Mouse made his screen debut on November 18, 1928 and has been a ____________ ever
since. (CROWD)

10. A baby leopard has been pictured suckling a lioness in the wild, in the first ever documented
example of________ parenting of its kind. (SPECIES)

1. vehicular 2. upended 5. decolonization 9. crowd-pleaser 6. ex-directory 10. Interspecies 3. anti-

depressants. 4. housebound 7. afield 8. misnomer

TEST 76
1. For many people, Ludwig Van Beethoven is the most____________ figure in the history of western
classical music. (INFLUENCE)

2. His_______________ talent was already clearly evident. (ORDINARY)

3. His day-to-day_______________ with people invariably turned out to be rather turbulent. (RELATE)

4. He___________ fell in love with a number of society women. (APPEAR)

5. However, the identity of the girl who lay closest to his heart remains to this day. (ELUDE)

6. The cargo was____________ for safe and efficient shipping. (CONTENT)

7. She __________ questions about whether she plans to run, saying she's focused on her voter
registration and campaign finance initiatives. (STEP).

8. Mark, a __________commentator, was often featured on state television explaining government

policy. (TELEVISION)
9. Politicians and academics pointed to the building's____________ contours as a cautionary tale of
architectural overreach. (BECOME)

10. The project was subject to the usual______ _____ of exploratory research. (VICIOUS)

1.influential 5. Elusive 9. Unbecoming 2. extraordinary 6.containerized 10. Vicissitudes 3.

relationships 4. apparently 7. sidestepped 8. telegenic

TEST 77
1. All the judges gave her ten out of ten for her_______ (FLAW) performance.

2. A cost of $5,000 was on Monday imposed by a court in New Delhi on Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit in
a (FAMOUS)________case lodged by her against BJP leader Vijender Gupta.

3. He was in such a haste to return home that he left at________(DAY) by the first bus.

4. His collection of plants contains many________(RARE).

5. For many people, social networking offers them a feeling of___________ (ESCAPE) from the real
world.

6. If you can afford it, and still have lots of money left, buy it_______(RIGHT).

7. We all take pride in our________ (DESTROY) friendship.

8. The ________ (ELECTRIC) of those mountainous villages is the greatest achievement of this
government.

9. The little boy dreams of being a sports____(COMMENT) for the TV station.

1. flawless 2. defamation 3. daybreak 4. rarities 5.escapism 6. outright 7. indestructible 8.

electrification 9. commentator 10. impressionable

TEST 78
10. The young girl is at a very________(IMPRESS) age so we must make sure that she goes with the
right sort of person.

1. He gave a ___________ _______ shrug. He is always making his own achievements seem
unimportant. (DEPRECATE)

2. It’s a __________article which is fair to both sides of the dispute. (ROUND)

3. My friends started going out late to nightclubs so I decided to____________ myself from tile group.
(SOCIAL)

.4. New immigrants have been successfully ____________________ into its community. (SIMILAR)

5. She felt her husband constantly____________ her achievements. (LITTLE)

6. Steroids often help reduce the__________ and itching in the skin. (FLAME)

7. The amounts of radioactivity present were_____________ small. (FINITE)

8. The museum's collection includes ___________________ dating back to prehistoric times. (FACT)

9. There is a strong smell of___________________ in the hospital. (INFECT)

10. This document needs ________________________ before sending to the publishing house.
(PROOF)

1. self-deprecating 2. well-rounded 3. dissociate 4. assimilated 5. belittled 6. inflammation 7.

infinitesimal 8. artefacts / artifacts 9. disinfectant(s) 10. proofreading

TEST 79
1. The act of__________ ' should be prohibited under any circumstances. Everyone all has equal rights
to vote. (FRANCHISE)

2. The boss ordered his staff to be________with each other in dealing with the company's end-of-year
burden. (LABOR)

3. It is such a _________story that the mom lost" her child when her family immigrated from Africa
into Europe. (LUCK)

4. The mayor was determined that he would do everything in his power to_____ the murder case.
(MYSTERY)

5. The government stressed it was not abandoning its tough ______policies. (INFLATE)

6. The woman detected her_______ conditions soon after she felt ill in her body. (CANCER)

7.1 cast my eyes________ and saw the geese flying in V-line. (HEAVEN)

8. _________ programs are offered to those who want to do professional training while being paid to
work. (SERVICE)

9. It is inhumane to sell___________ limbs of the animals, such as rhinoceros or elephants, in the

market place. (MEMBER)
10. He was regarded as a ____________ winner as he beat his opponents in three straight sets. (RUN)

1. disenfranchisement 5. anti-inflationary 9. Dismembered 2. collaborative 6. precancerous 10.

runaway

3. hard-luck 4. demystify 7. heavenwards 8. In-service

TEST 80
1. For the first night's performance the_______________ had to be called in to take the part because
the leading lady was ill, (STUDENT)

2. She survived the crash with minor injuries, but the car was a_____. (WRITE)

3. Some •____________members left to form a new party. (AFFECT)

4. They are on a(n)_________________ mission to gather all data, surveys and specialist reports to
oppose the no smoking ban in Ireland. (FACT)

5. Paying children too much attention when they misbehave can be__________ . (DEFEAT) to achieve
but having an opposite effect

6. Prices may rise and consumption may fall as individuals refrain from purchasing new cars,
computers and other_________ _______. (ESSENCE)

7. The only slight______________ in the painting is a scratch in the corner. (PERFECT) 8. His life offered
me no hope of_____________ . (GOOD)

9. Catholic leaders have not___________ _ themselves from the ambivalent statement emanating
from last week’s funeral. (SOCIAL)

10. Native speakers of all written languages use context to_____________ homophone pairs that have
a single written form. (AMBIGUOUS)

1. understudy 5. self-defeating 9. Dissociated 2. write-off 6. non-essentials 10. Disambiguate 3.

disaffected 7. Imperfection 4. fact-finding 8. betterment

TEST 81
1. The private, school feared losing its with the state's university system. (CREDIT)

2. That thè child behaved_______ made the couple happy. (DEAR)

3. The candidate made a(n)_______speech that incensed all those who heard it. (FLAME)

4. The business is as it can no longer meet the repayments on its debt. (SOLVE)

5. A _______is a popular place for tourists and travellers to send and receive emails. (CAFÉ)

6. In Scotland, there is greater emphasis on___ by individual schools. (VALUE)

7. Babies affected by the disease will be born small, _______ and brain damaged. (FORM)

8. She stood there completely , so I had no idea at all what she was thinking. (EXPRESS)

9. “What if’ questions involving_______ are familiar in historical speculations. (FACT)

10. The Prime Minister warned the people of his country that they must be ready for any_______-
even the possibility of war. (EVENT)

1. accreditation 5.cyber-cafe 9.counter-factuals 2. endearingly 3. inflammatory 6. self-evaluation 7.

deformed 10. Eventuality 4. insolvent 8. expressionless

TEST 82
1. I'm not against_______, but obviously we all want to avoid animals suffering unnecessarily.
(SECTION)

2. The administration announced that the U.S. would no longer produce ____________ landmines or
acquire new ones, including replacing expiring munitions in its stockpile. (PERSON)

3. And lastly, it provided the authorities with an opportunity to dispose of troublesome true believers
or neighborhood__________(CONTENT)

4. She hopes to_______her success as a model into an acting career. (LAY)

5. Mohammed Zardah, 26, a slim _______man with an academic mien, studied computer engineering
in Damascus, he says. (SPECTACLE)

6. Hunger and a_________ meal did not sit happily side by side. (SLAP)

7. The machine must be______________ , executing as fast as a mower is able to cut. (EXPEDITE)

8. ________________are medicines that lower the chance of blood clotting. (COAGULATE)

9. With the great achievement of U-23 Vietnam team, many international newspapers
wrote__________ praising our heroes. (COME)
10. In the countryside, farmers try to_______their land with a view to keeping out their neighbours'
cattle. (MARKER)

TEST 83

1. Do you know that exceptionally successful entrepreneurs, such as Richard Branson, used to be
academically . by their peers when they were at school? (SHINE)

2. Efforts have been made to recover disaster-stricken and__________ areas of the country, hope
fading day by day. (WAR)

3. I think saying that all black people are lazy is a very__________ remark, to be honest (RACE)

4. .In some countries, women can sue their husband for having _______ affairs and opt for one-sided
divorce. (MARRY)

5. New full-time students from lower income households will be able to apply for a(n)__________
maintenance grant offered by the government, but have to work in public sectors after they graduate.
(PAY)

6. 1 don’t think their marriage will last long. They’re___________________ quarrelling. (CONTINUE)

7. Six-core processor is one of the most__________technologies yet invented to revolutionise the way
computers work. (CUT)

8. It’s __________when people won’t believe things that they are obviously true. (FURY)

9. Globalization is the ongoing process that deepens and broadens the relationship
and__________among countries. (DEPEND)

10. The board of directors pour scorn on the__________’ dereliction of duties, causing the company to
suffer catastrophic quarterly losses. (SEE)

1. outshone 2. war-torn 3. racist 4. extramarital 5. non-repayable 6. continually 7. cutting-edge 8.

infuriating 9. Interdependence 10. overseers

TEST 84
1. These shoes are very nice, but they're terribly__________(PRICE).

2. The__(OUT) appearance of the building has not changed at all in 200 years.

3. Sadly, some economists think that full employment in Europe is an________ (ATTAIN) goal. .
4. The state must ensure the independence and__(PART) of the justice system.

5. Sales of_______ _ (COOK) meals have risen sharply over the past few years.

6. He refused to say anything on the grounds that he might __________ (CRIME) himself.

7. The recent factory closures and job losses are just a__________(TASTE) of the recession that is to
come.

8. Most of the errors were corrected at the___________(READ) stage before the copies are finally
printed.

9. You can accuse me of __________ (COWARD), but 1 still wouldn't volunteer to fight in a war.

10. When we re-examined the regulations, we realised that we had__________ (INTERPRET) them.

1. overpriced 2. outward 3 unattainable 6. incriminate 7. foretaste 8 proofreading 4. impartiality 9.

Cowardice 5. precooked 10. misinterpreted

TEST 85
1. She also points out that mandatory ................................................................. fuel pumping creates
jobs for all the people who pump the fuel. (SERVICE)

2. There is concern that the judges might ............................................................. their power. (USE)

3. Constant correction by a teacher is often .......................................................... as the student may

become afraid to speak at all. (PRODUCE)

4. It sees restructuring of Urenco as the means to convert a ................................ business into one with
potential for growth and profit. (LOSS)

5. Like all tyrannical leaders, he demanded ......................................................... obedience from his

followers. (QUESTION)

6. She's such a .............................................................................. that she notices even the tiniest

mistakes. (PERFECT)

7. Workers are fully exposed to chemical toxins and hazardous machines, and suffer
sickness, .......................................................... and death at the highest rates in world history. (FIGURE)

8. By sheer luck, the gas released in Oklahoma City was blown into a
mostly ..................... ....................................area. (HABITAT)
9. His methodical ............................................................................. was another point of divergence
from the Impressionists and he devoted many studies to creating the composition. (PAIN)

10. Hundreds of sailors and Marines yesterday loaded supplies and equipment aboard
the.....................................................................ships. (AMPHIBIAN)

I. full-service 5. unquestioning 9. Painstakingness 2. misuse 6. perfectionist 10. Amphibious 3.

counter-productive 4. loss-making 7. disfiguration 8. Uninhabited

TEST 86
1. Eighty percent of people interviewed___________declared that the use of endangered wild animals
such as elephants and tigers as a form of entertainment should be prohibited. (EQUIVOCAL).

2. There is evidence to indicate that most animals face_______ on a daily basis. (TREAT)

3. ______ at this school is severely punished, so remember to mind your manners both during the
lessons and outside the classroom. (OBEY).

4. There are various myths surrounding bats, those______ creatures of the night. (ENIGMA)

5. Some species feed primarily on fruit and so aid in seed_______. (DISPERSE)

6. The draft law was passed by 134 votes to 19, with 5_______. (ABSTAIN) .

7. For some young people, online games have become_______ addictive to the extent that is
threatening their mental and physical health. (RESIST)

8. You do not have to be an expert to grow cacti, and the_______ needn't be concerned about
cultivating them because they are among the easiest of plants to care for. (INITIATE)

9. Girls are almost invariably expected to express their feelings, but it would be ______to believe that
they are born weaker, more sensitive or with a greater natural inclination to cry. (ERROR)

10. What children need is more encouragement in their_______ years in order not to succumb to
feelings of depression later on. (FORM)

1. unequivocally 3. disobedience 7. Irresistibly 2. maltreatment / mistreatment 4. enigmatic 5.

dispersal 8. uninitiated 9. Erroneous 6. abstentions 10. formative

TEST 87
1. She left school with good______.______ (QUALIFY)

2. The bride was________ dressed in white. (STYLE)

3. The______ of the agriculture in our country is very necessary. (ELECTRIFY)

4. Jim’s_________ of the crime only made matters worse. (DENY)

5. You can raise your hand to show that you need______ __ (ASSIST)

6. We had the phone________ because we are moving tomorrow. (CONNECT)

7................... there are black holes in space. (THEORY)

8. One of the aims of the organization is to provide____ _aid to the refugees. (HUMAN)

9. Dozens of_________ are injured on the city road each year. (CYCLE)

10. It was____ of him to leave the children on their own in the pool. (RESPONSE)

1. qualifications 2. stylishly 3. electrification 4. denial 5. assistance 6. disconnected 7. theoretically 8.

humanitarian 9. cyclists 10. irresponsible

TEST 88
1. Janet had to________________ from team because of injury, (draw)

2. The mountain roads are often_______________ in winter, (pass)

3. It is not possible for everyone to put their own______________ on the law. (interpret)

4. Many people think that the famine was a result of the civil war, but it is _________ . (truth)

5. You'll need to be a little more ____________ if you want to hold their attention to your writings,
(imagine)

6. Andi has correctly___________ the order of a pack of cards in just 31.16 seconds, (memory)

7. A ____________ is a person who writes a book, etc. for another person, under whose name it is
then published, (write)

8. Don’t believe what they said. I think they are__________ witnesses, (worth)

9. William Shakespeare is probably the most famous ___________ in history, (play)

10. The________________ answer to my question was “no”, (vary)

1. withdraw 2. impassable 3. interpretation 4. untrue 5. imaginative 6. memorized 7. ghostwriter

8.untrustworthy 9. playwright 10. invariable

TEST 89
1. _____in wealth causes a great number of social problems. ( EQUAL)

2. The church is the site of a number of_____ manifestations. (NATURE)

3. The slight_____ in his left hand was corrected by surgery. (FORM)

4. Barack Obama is the first president of the United States with _____ background. (RACE)

5. They won the case because of the_____ in court of the defendant. (APPEAR)

6. The sun and the moon are often_____ in poetry. (PERSON)

7. Tax exemption only applies to those with_____ status. (RESIDENT)

8. The station quickly fell into_____ after it was closed. It is now in very bad condition. (REPAIR)

9. Low income and little administrative support make teachers_____ with their profession. (HEART)

10. Do you think these children are_____? They look very thin. (NOURISH)

2. supernatural 6, personified 10. undernourished 1. Inequality 5. nonappearance 9. disheartened

3. deformity 7. non-resident 4. multiracial 8. disrepair

TEST 90
1. Janet’s exam results turned out to be__________ DISASTER

2. You look rather_______. Are you worried about something? OCCUPY

3. There are very few______ places on earth today. Man has been nearly everywhere. EXPLORE

4. The doctor gave him an injection to _______the pain. DIE

5. Nowadays people may no longer suffer from lifetime physical NORMAL

6. Home-made ice-cream is one of our______ . SPECIAL

7. The meeting has been_______ arranged for 3 p.m next Friday. PROVIDE

8. The government’s_____approach has brought criticism. COMPROMISE

9. Jim is one of the most_______ members of the committee. SPEAK

10. Many newspapers today gave very sensational______ about the private life of that Hollywood star.
CLOSE
1. disastrous 2. Preoccupied 5. abnormalities 10. Disclosures 3. unexplored 4. deaden 6. specialties 7.
provisionally 8. Uncompromisin 9. outspoken

TEST 91
1. There is little hope that Maurice’s behavior will ever improve. It will probably remain
so____________________till he grows up. (CORRECT)

2. The ____________________ project has just been launched in that university. (DEPARTMENT)

3. Matt says you must be good at____________________responsibilities of a restaurant owner.

(TASK)

4. Everyone marveled at his____________________idea of organizing more field trips for students.

(OBJECT)

5. He gets _____________________ whenever he hears that song. (EYE)

6. She looked absolutely _____________________ when I told her what had happened. She could
hardly say a word. (DUMB)

7. New immigrants have been successfully ____________________ into the community. (SIMILAR) 241

8. This school was once____________________ as a military hospital during the war. (REQUIRE)

9. In Scotland, there is greater emphasis on_____________.______by individual schools. (VALÙE)

10. He stood at the door to make sure that no one____________________ the party. (GATE)

1. incorrigible 2. interdepartmental 3. multi-tasking 5. misty-eyed 6. dumbfounded 7. assimilated 9.

self-evaluation 10. Gatecrashed 4. Unobjectionable 8. Requisitioned

TEST 92
1. 1 was late because 1......................how much time I would need, (estimate)

2. 1 don't care if you'd had too much to drink. Your behaviour last night was quite...........(defend)

3. The cat is...............in the sunshine, (luxury)

4. Don't judge the matter by my opponent's..................statement, but wait till you have heard the
other side, (lateral)
5. Some phones can recognize your voice and be........................by it. (act)

6. Are all those....................they put in food really necessary? (add)

7. The bicycle I lent Tom had been in good condition, but he returned it in .....................(repair)

8. She complained.................. about his rudeness, (cease)

9. I try to ...................... an occasion when I might be 600 feet below a level. (vision).

10...................and overpopulation are two of the most difficult problems in the Third World countries,
(forest)

1. underestimated 5. activated 9. Visualize 2. indefensible 3. luxiriating 4 6. additives 7. disrepair 8

10. deforestation / disafforestation 4.unilateral 8.incessantly

TEST 93
1. It’s absolutely__________________ why the council decided to close down the youth club.
(EXPLAIN)

2. I’m scanning my gran’s photos onto my computer because they’d be________ if anything happened
to them. (PLACE)

3. Astronomers at the_____________ have announced that they have discovered a new comet.
(OBSERVE)

4. The man was later charged with .____________a police officer. (PERSON)

5. If you can respond calmly and_______________________, then I think that would be the best way
forward. (AGGRESSIVE)

6. I’m looking for a flatmate so I’m going to put an ad in the_______ . (CLASS)

7. The positive relationship between a business and a customer, often referred as ‘____________ ’, is
difficult to quantify financially. (GOOD)

8. After ten matches, we had the____________________ record of played ten, won none, lost ten.
(ENVY)

9. Don't you think it's a bit early to______________ blame? (PORTION)

10. The rumours are completely_________________ and 1 would urge everyone not to believe them.
(SUBSTANCE)
1. inexplicable 5. non- aggressively 9. Apportion 2. irreplaceable 3. observatory 6. classifieds 7.
goodwill 10. Unsubstantiated 4. impersonating 8. unenviable

TEST 94
1. ____________ value of quinine in treating malaria has been proved by science. (THERAPY)

2. We all go out for a______meal after the two-week project. (CELEBRATE)

3. This out-of-the-way region in China suffers an annual ____________ outbreak of cholera. (VIRUS)

4. The sprawling factory compound, all grey dormitories and _____________ warehouses, blends
seamlessly into the outskirts of the Shenzhen megalopolis. (WEATHER)

5. A ____________ species is a plant or animal that plays an indispensable role in the way an
ecosystem functions. (KEY)

6. To the technical philosophers, who strictly confine themselves to the logical collation and criticism of
scientific methods, he has, _____________ , not seemed philosophic enough. (CONTRARY)

7. Insidious 4, albeit a horror movie, has some_____________ scenes that stem from two auxiliaries,
whose lines are particularly conducive to uproarious laughter. (SIDE)

8. It was just___________ that I met my high school friend on my second day visiting Paris. (HAPPEN)

9. ‘Thank God you’re here’ has attracted excessive favorable publicity thanks to the imaginative and
unorthodox plays, tailored to whet the_____________ appetite for originality from the audience.
(SATISFY)

10. Beethoven, despite not winning any prize during his time, was awarded . (POST)

1. therapeutic 6. Contrariwise 2. celebratory . 7.sidesplitting 3. virulent 8. Happenstance 4. weather-

beaten 9. Insatiable 5. keystone 10. posthumously

TEST 95
1. Students carried out a ______at the governor's office to protest higher tuition costs. (SIT)

2. It was a very idea_________ completely impractical and unworkable. (FAR)

3. Sometimes the way we view life seems to be determined not by what really happens to US, so much
as by our perception of what happens, which is sometimes called thinking. (FACT)
 4. Bill Gate is a totally millionaire_________ he started his own business with no financial help at all.
(SELF) 5. we often forget we are inextricably linked to nature, and by doing so, ___________contribute
to its slow destruction. (ADVERT) 6. The drinking water had a______ oily taste. (AGREE)

7. The students ranged from people who already had some expertise in the kitchen, to totally
___________ people like myself. (SKILL)

8.It was going to take some deft political______ to save the situation. (WORK)

9. What a terrible film! It's really_________ in my views. (RATE)

10.The reason for Bruce Lee's death was sleeping pill_______(DOSAGE)

1. sit-in 6. Disagreeable 2. far-fetched 7. Unskilled 3. couriterfactual 8. Footwork 4. self-made 9.

over-rated 5. inadvertently 10.overdose

TEST 96
1. I W'ould say that you'd be...........to resign without having found a new job. (ADVICE)

2. Two people have been arrested for illegal possession of................ in a police raid. (ARM)

3. The comedy Bringing Up Baby presents practically non-stop dialogue delivered at................ speed.
(NECK)

4. This use of dialogue underscores the................of the film itself and thus its humor. (ABSURD)

5. People are increasingly becoming...........to violence on television. (SENSE)

6. They were now faced with seemingly...........technical problems (MOUNT)

7. He is currently standing trial for alleged................(PRACTICE)

8. All points on a circle are................(DISTANT) from the centre.

9. The organization insists that it is................and does not identify with any one particular party
(POLITICS)

10. The new regulations will be................ for small businesses. (BURDEN)

5. Desensitized 9. apolitical 2. armament 6. insurmountable 10. Burdensome 3. Breakneck 7.

malpractices
4. absurdity 8. equidistant
 TEST 97
1. Look ! I know you’ve lost your wallet, but there’s no use in keeping on______ the fact. Someone has
stolen it and that's all there is to it! (MOAN)

2. Paul is a good employee, and is very__________. (CONSCIENCE)

3. He must be drunk. He is making__________r emarks. (SENSE)

4. You can ask a__________ for advice on what kind of food you should eat to keep you healthy. (DIET)

5. Few active steps were taken to measure, understand or manage the occurrence of__________.
(ABSENCE)

6. ________fans crowd near the stage the moment the pop star appears. (AWE)

7. She finally left her husband because of his _______ . (ADULT)

8. Liskeard and Callington are basically__________ from here, so it’ll take about the same time to get
to either of them. (DISTANT)

9. You won’t persuade him to change his mind. His decision is_________ . (REVOKE)

10. Since his bad habits were never broken when he was a child, they are now__________ . (CORRECT)

1. bemoaning 2. conscientious 3. nonsensical 4. diettician 5. absenteeism 6. awestruck 7. adultery 8.

equidistant 9. irrevocable 10. incorrigible

TEST 98
1. Some people wake up every morning with a sense of ease, quiet, and spaciousness in their mind,
while others tend to feel anxious, fearful and toward the day ahead. (PATHETIC)

2. We (JUDGE)______ how long it would take US, so the ceremony was over by the time we arrived,
misjudged..

3. Up to a point, people can improve their______ skills with practice, though many scientists believe
it's not possible for the brain to carry out two or more processes simultaneously. (TASK)

4. In______ talk (that is, talk in which the participants do not have equal power, status, responsibility
or control), we should apply the 'one rule for one and one for another' principle consistently.
(SYMMETRY)
5. After the Second World War, there was indeed a/an _______of developing nations that were able to
think up political institutions with a view to achieving independence from their prior colonial and
sustain mass engagement thereafter. (RISE)

6. By pausing for a moment or two before speaking you will simply be______ a nervous tendency to
rush headlong into everything. (ACT)

7. Many innocent______ were killed in the crossfire. (STAND)

8. A crowd of curious_____ soon gathered to see what was happening. (LOOK)

9. The other team completely (play)______ US and we lost 6-0.

10. Women who are slimming can never enjoy a meal without being afraid of their diet. (ORGANISE)

4. asymmetrical/ asymmetric 8. Onlookers 3. multitasking 5. uprising 6. counteracting 7. Bystanders

9. outplayed 10. Disorganizing 1. Antipathy 2. Misjudged

TEST 99
1. British Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher called the hanging an act of _____which is deeply
repugnant to all civilized people. (BARBARIC)

2. Students mustn’t be _______________ and illiterate when they leave school. (NUMBER)

3. Very soon, ‘Third World’ came to_______________ poverty. (NOTE)

4. Scientists are convinced that, because crocodiles have such a long _______________ , they must
have a natural ability to combat infection. (LIFE)

5. University professors both teach and_______________ research. (TAKE)

6. Treat them with this kind of spray to make them_____ ______ . (WATER)

7. Steroids often help reduce the______________ and itching in the skin. (FLAME)

8. An NGO is helping to make ozone-friendly natural____________ designed to replace R-22 in existing

air conditioning systems. (FRIDGE)

9. In my opinion, this book is just________________rubbish. (INTELLECT)

10. He was standing in the middle, in the of the picture. (GROUND)

1. barbarism/barbarity 2. innumerate 3. connote 4. lifespan 5.undertake 6. waterproof/water-resi

slant 7. inflammation 8. refrigerants 9. pseudo-intellectually 10. foreground
 TEST 100
1. The________________ (PERVADE) reservation and donation system too adds to the youths'
inquietude.

2. Cattelan himself, tall and_____________ (SATURN) in slim jeans and a salmon-colored shirt, was on
hand for last-minute activities on the day before the press opening.

3. Sadly, Vietnamese U-23 team's tireless efforts.to win the AFC Championship were_______________
(AVAIL).

4. The splendid onomatopoeia of "hoary roaring sea" reminds US how well____________ (SOUND)
and alliteration work throughout the poem.

5. This recipe is____________(FOOL) - it works every time.

6. I must admit that it is time the organizers did away with the_____________ (ANNUAL) computer
system and bought a new one.

7. The philanthropist does not do anything________________(HEART), and that means a lot to her to
help others.

8. ____________ (GET) candidates who actively contribute to the development of the company stand
a better chance of being recruited.

9. The leader's second ____________ (TURN) on the matter of the keynote presenter met with strong
disapproval from other group members.

10. Avid descriptions of sophisticated technologies gave the science-fiction novel "The War of the
Worlds" a sense of_______________ (SIMILAR).

1. all-pervasive/all-pervading 4. assonance 5. foolproof 8. Go-getting 9. about-turn 2. saturnine 6.

superannuated 10. Verisimilitude 3. unavailing 7. half-heartedly

TEST 101
1. The scandal surely..................... the end of his political career. (SIGN)

2. He gained.........for being difficult to work with as an actor. (NOTORIOUS)

3. Tre Transformer is quite intriguing. It is............. one of the best movies of the year. (DOUBT)

4. Her hip has been _____ for quite a while, and she'll probably need surgery _ on it. (TROUBLE)

5. Her latest novel is a ......................... thriller, set some time in the late 21 St century. (FUTURE)
6. The new policy only serves to ......................the inadequacy of help for the homeless. (ACCENT)

7. Successful candidates will be required to .................an induction programme. (TAKE)

8. Zombies are archetypal monsters from the bottom of the uncanny valley, with their dead eyes
and................... faces (EXPRESS)

9. The terrible scenes were indelibly............. on his mind (PRINT)

10. Phyllis Schlafly, the ................ conservative activist who helped defeat the Equal Rights Amendment
in the 1970s, has died. (SPEAK)

1. signals/ signalled 5. futuristic 9. Imprinted 2. notoriety 6. accentuate 10. Outspoken 3. undoubtedly

7. undertake

4. troublesome 8. expressionless

TEST 102
1. Gazprom, whose boss Alexei Miller is a close political ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin, is
almost as______ in world football. (PRESENT)

2. Some data showed vitamin D had a protective role against _________ diseases such as type I
diabetes. (IMMUNE)

3. Hunger and a_________meal did not sit happijy side by side. (SLAP)

4. All around are__________mountains which provide the walkers or naturelovers with magnificent
opportunities to savor the Alpine flora. (SNOW)

5. Britain's nuclear power program began with a lie: it was a __________for the nuclear weapons
program. (SCREEN)

6. The_______vigor of man-made things, as suggested by these metaphors, is at the same time

ungainly and unnatural. (HUMAN)

7. His____________ whether poets, novelists, producers or scholars, tailored their books to his
minutely worked-out requirements. (LIBRARY)

8. I've never heard such____________nonsense in my life! (ADULT)

9. He was discovered to have been________company funds. (PROPERTY)

10. After 2012. the base shifted the event to a(n) __________ schedule, but budget cuts forced it to
cancel the 2014 show. (ANNUAL)
2. AUTOIMMUNE 5. SMOKESCREEN 3. SLAP-UP 6. HUMANOID 7. LIBRETTISTS 8. UNADULTERATED 9.
EXPROPRIATING 10. BIENNIAL 1. OMNIPRESENT 4. SNOW-CAPPED

TEST 103
1. She worked.................................. to help homeless people. (STINT)

2. Apart from some.............................efforts, the government have not yet made a serious attempt to
effectively address the Scottish fisheries issue. (HEART)

3. As Tet holiday is coming, we’ve got an ......................................... weekend ahead of US. (ACTION)

4. The effects of alcohol misuse spill over from private life into the workplace, causing inefficiency and
accidents as well as ............:....................(ABSENT)

5. There was far too much light and all my photos were....................................... (EXPOSURE)

6. The organization works in many war-torn and ..................................countries. (POOR)

7. As an environmentally aware consumer, it is important for you to know in what way you can help to
make sure that less.....................................material is left on the planet. (DEGRADE)

8............................................... has left a lot of workers with the risk of losing their jobs, as they were
recruited on a temporary basis. (CASUAL)

9. The waitress came round with a tray of.....................cream cakes. (MOUTH)

10. He was the perfect son and brother and the pride in him from the family
is.....................................immense. (JUSTICE)

1. unstintingly 5. overexposed 8. Casualisation 2. half-hearted 3. action-packed4. absenteeism 6.

poverty-stricken 7. non-biodegradable 9. mouth-watering 10.justifiably

TEST 104
1. Copernicus justified his innovation by citing ________ authorities. (PEACH)

2. The strike was engineered by a handful of_________ who whined about the smallest issues.
(CONTENT)

3. The attorney's rambling_________ in court proved that he was unprepared for the trial and was
flying by the seat of his pants. (TEMPORARY)

4. While the restaurant's kitchen is not overly attractive, its_________ layout allows the cooks to
prepare meals quickly and competently. (UTILIZE)
5. Inside the American Museum of Natural History were_________ preserved specimens of wild
animals, which beckoned every tourist to enter and take photographs. (TAXI)

6. It’s very difficult to tell the________ _difference between the identical twins. (MEASURE)

7. The president visited a local community on the outskirts of Da Nang in the immediate__________ of
Typhoon Damrey. (MATH)

8. In order to raise funds for impoverished musicians, an auction of Beatles _________ is to be held
next week. (MEMORY)

9. The doctor prescribed _________drugs to reduce the old man's arthritis. (FLAME)

10. Immigration has played a significant role in the development of the US economy; however, this
ever increasing _______ _ of the nation's population will bring about a whole new set of challenges.
(GENEROUS)

I. unimpeachable 5. taxidermically .8. memorabilia 2. malcontents 6. incommensurable 9. anti-

inflammatory

3. extempore 7. aftermath 10. Heterogeneroussness 4. utilitarian

TEST 105

1. He left us with the.........................impression that we had been speaking to a future leader.

(ERADICATE)

2. At college 1 became a social...................because I didn’t like going out in the evenings. (FIT)

3. I'm looking for a travel insurance policy that will cover me for any................. (EVENT)

4. He has abandoned all ambition to become president and is now............... wholly by altruism.
(ACTUAL)

5. Of course there were some................... problems along the way but eventually we got the project
finished. (LOOK)

6. Every attempt is being made to ensure that these works of art are preserved for.......................
(POST) 7. He’s been nominated for............thanks to his diligence and professionalism. (PREFER)

8. Can’t believe her car can be so..........................refuelling once every two days, how costly! (PETROL)

9. The vigorous exercises are designed to be........................Participants will feel energetic and lifelike
after taking them. (TENSE)
10. Many MBA courses are highly theoretical, esoteric and impractical, instead of being..,...................as
they should. (BUSINESS)

1. ineradicable 2. misfit 5. unlooked-for 6. posterity 9. tension-relieving 10. business-focused 3.

eventuality 7. preferment 4. actuated 8. petrol-guzzling

TEST 106
1. If this theory is correct, then it is _____that we will be able to cure all diseases in the foreseeable
future. (VISION)

2. They were divorced because there was nothing she could do to make her husband change. He was
such a(n)______flirt. (RIGHT)

3. It is concluded from the tale The Magic Cross-bow: The Story of My Chau and Trong Thuy that the
rights of individuals should be______to those of society as a whole. (SERVE)

4. According to the government figures, the_______of jobs in the next century will be in service-
related fields, such as health and business. (PONDER)

5. Though many parties regarded his behavior as a(n)______, the public still had much faith in his
ability to become a leader. (ERR)

6. The decision to close the local hospital caused such a public_______that the authorities decided to
re- examine their options and keep it open. (CRY)

7. She gave her son quite a few______for playing truant. (TELL)

8. You should avoid those journalists. They are just______only distressing and prying into your private
life. (CHIEF)

9. Those who made this dress are going to be _____ designers. They are nothing but awesome!
(TREND)

10. At first we thought the plan would be a flop, but it turned out to be a(n) success. (DREAM)

1. envisioned / envisaged 4. preponderance 8. mischief-makers 2. incorrigible 5. aberration 9.

Trendsetting 3. subservient 6. outcry 7. tellings-off 10. undreamt-of/ undreamed.-of

TEST 107
1. Patrician and charming, he controls his empire with quiet ..............from his office in St Rémy, his
native town. (PATERNAL)

2. At the beginning of the 19th century, Britain's.............was France. (ENEMY)

 3. There is an ..............(CURRENT) of menace and barely suppressed violent that gives the picture of
symbolic edge.

4. Its..............makes food distribution difficult. (ACCESS)

5. She stood there completely .............., so I had no idea at all what she was thinking. (EXPRESS)

6. The majority of infected people are.............and unaware of their condition. (SYMPTOM)

7................conditions can be diagnosed from the early stage. (CANCER)

8. The new law represents a/an ............. intrusion into the privacy of the individual. (JUSTIFY)

9. The draft law was passed by 134 votes to 19, with 5 ................(ABSTAIN)

10. Behavior, such as.......and cooperation is not bred in the bone. (RECIPROCATE)

1. paternalism 5. expressionless 9. abstentions 2. archenemy 3. undercurrent 6. asymptomatic 7.

Precancerous 10. Reciprocity 4. Inaccessibility 8. unjustifiable

TEST 108
1. He was charged with causing a _______ after the game. (DISTURB)

2. Children of school age are very____________ and tend to believe what they are told. (IMPRESSION)

3. She found the idea deeply___________ (REPEL)

4. The two pairs of twins make a pleasant____during the game of golf. (FOUR)

5. The____woman did not utter a single word when her husband abused her. (SUBMIT)

6. Blinking to____________ herself to the darkness, Lexa already had her hands over her ears when
the deafening blast of thunder reached her. (CUSTOM)

7. In my heart of hearts, I think______________ laws such as these are abominations that bring the
entire legal system into disrepute.

8. The conference touched on many things, but one more deeply than the fragile environment that still
exists around the very concept of_________ . (TOUR)

9. Time and again, the club has been__________ on the brink of selling off their antiquated ground.
(SUPPOSE)

10. We must value that reputation and work together to nurture it and remove any_______________
that will put it at risk. (CONCEIVE)
1. disturbance 2. impressionable 3. repulsive 4. foursome 5. submissive 6. reaccustom 7.
unenforceable 8. ecotourism 9. supposedly 10. misconceptions

TEST 109
1. ______________________of East and West Germany began in 1900 when the Berlin Wall came
down. (UNITY)

2. The distribution of nonideal fish communities can be roughly canculated by

the_____________________ of suitable variables. (METER)

3. The boy was very violent and his parents found him_____________________ (MANAGE)

4. These remote areas are still_________________ to the Internet. (ACCESS)

5.If the cabin _______ , oxygen masks will automatically drop down. (PRESS)

6. “ Help!” she cried, waving her arms_____________________ in an attempt to attract someone’s

attention. (DISTRACT)

7. He was fined $ 500 a n d ________________ from driving for three years. (QUALIFY)

8. I could not get much work done as I was___________ being interrupted by people telephoning me.
(CONTINUE)

9. My friends started going out late to nightclubs so I decided to __________ myself from the group.
(SOCIAL)

10. His workmates were very _________________and selfish. (COOPERATE)

1. Reunification 4, inaccessible 8. continually 2. parameterization 5. depressurizes 6. distractedly 9.

dissociate 10. Uncooperative 3. unmanageable 7. disqualified

TEST 110

1. There is little hope that Maurice’s behavior will ever improve. It will probably remain
so____________________ till he grows up. (CORRECT) –

2. The ________________•project has just been launched in that university. (DEPARTMENT)

3. Matt says you must be good at ____________________responsibilities of a restaurant owner.

(TASK)
4. Everyone marveled at his ____________________idea of organizing more field trips for students.
(OBJECT)

5. He gets__________________ whenever he hears that song. (EYE)

6. She looked absolutely ; __________________when I told her what had happened. She could hardly
say a word. (DUMB)

7. New immigrants have been successfully _____________into the community. (SIMILAR)

8. This school was once ____________________as a military hospital during the war. (REQUIRE)

9. In Scotland, there is greater emphasis on ___________________by individual schools. (VALUE)

10. He stood at the door to make sure that no one __________the party. (GATE)

1. incorrigible 2. interdepartmental 3. multi-tasking 4. Unobjectionable 5. misty-eyed 6.

dumbfounded 7. assimilated 8. Requisitioned 9. self-evaluation 10. gatecrashed